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A brain tumor refers to the growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign or malignant. Learn about brain tumors and find information on how we support and care for children and teens with brain tumors before, during, and after treatment.
The Brain Tumor Center at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center cares for children with many different types of common and rare brain and spinal tumors, including astrocytomas, medulloblastomas, ependymoma, glioblastomas, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET).
Your child will receive care from some of the world's most experienced pediatric brain tumor doctors and internationally recognized pediatric subspecialists.
Our team works closely together to develop a care plan that offers your child the highest possible quality of life after treatment, and takes the needs of your child and your family into account.
Children treated at the Brain Tumor Center have access to some of the most advanced diagnostics and therapies, including:
Thanks to refined surgical techniques and improved chemotherapy and radiation therapy, the majority of children with brain and spinal cord tumors are now long-term survivors. However, they may face physical, social, and intellectual challenges that require specialized care.
Learn more about our Brain Tumor Center.
Having a tumor in the brain is always a very serious matter, but today, more than half of all children diagnosed with a brain tumor will be cured of the disease. Tumors are masses of abnormal cells that grow out of control. When these tumors originate in the brain, they can be very complicated to treat because of the delicate surrounding tissue.
While all brain tumors are life-threatening, most children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with one survive into adulthood. Many of them face physical, psychological, social and intellectual challenges related to their treatment, and require ongoing care to help with school and with skills they will use throughout adulthood.
As you read on, you'll find an overview of pediatric brain tumors. If you would like to read information about a specific type of brain tumor, click here for a list of pediatric brain tumors we treat.
Children with brain tumors are treated through the Pediatric Brain Tumor Center at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, an integrated pediatric hematology and oncology partnership between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital – and a world-renowned destination for children with malignant and non-malignant brain and spinal cord tumors.
Our pediatric neuro-oncology, neurosurgical and neurology specialists at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's offer:
Through the Stop & Shop Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, your child will be able to meet with his entire care team at the same follow-up visit.
We understand how scary and overwhelming a diagnosis of a brain tumor can be. Right now, you probably have a lot of questions. What is the very best treatment for my child? What do we do next?
We've tried to provide some answers to those questions in the following pages, and our expert pediatric subspecialists can explain your child's condition fully when you meet with us.
As you know, the brain is an important organ that controls a lot of what we do — voluntarily (like thinking) or involuntarily (like breathing). The brain controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, respiration, temperature, hunger and processes that regulate the body.
The brain can be divided into three main parts:
1. The cerebrum is composed of the right and left hemispheres. Its functions include:
2. The brainstem includes the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla. This area is responsible for:
3. The cerebellum is located at the back of the head. Its functions are to:
4. The spinal cord contains bundles of nerve fibers that emanate from the brain and spread out to all parts of the body. These fibers allow signals from the brain to travel to and communicate with different parts of the body.
5. To protect all of these structures, the brain and spinal cord are encased in solid bones wrapped in a layer of tissue called meninges.
6. In addition, the brain floats in a liquid called cerebral spinal fluid, which acts as a shock absorber to protect the brain. This fluid is made in small spaces within the brain, called ventricles.
7. The brain is connected to the face by twelve specific cranial nerves that control most eye, face and tongue movements.
Although we do not know for certain why one child gets brain cancer while another does not, we know that a small number of brain tumors can be related to genetics. Two things are true of all genetic conditions:
Because of this, we can look at what "causes" brain tumors in two different ways—how they occur in the body on the cellular level, and how a child comes to inherit the gene.
(Remember: your child may have a brain tumor because he has inherited certain genes from his parents, or because his genes have mutated on their own.)
On the cellular level
In each cell are long molecules called chromosomes. These contain genes that determine such things as height, hair color and the shape of our face. They also contain "control signals" that tell a cell when to divide, when to stop dividing, or when to die. Sometimes, these control signals become damaged. This damage is thought to create a mutant gene.
A mutant gene could do (at least) two things wrong:
If you have your foot stuck on the gas but your brakes still work, it's okay because the brakes will let you stop. Similarly, cells have safeguards so that in case something goes wrong, mutant genes are not created. For most pediatric brain tumors, several safeguards must have failed, and created mutations in several genes.
Inheriting the gene
Again, these damaged genes can be created spontaneously or inherited. Everyone has two copies of each gene (one from each parent). In order for a tumor to grow, both copies of the gene must become damaged within the child's body, or be already damaged and inherited—one from each parent.
Trying to find which genes have been mutated to allow a tumor to grow is like finding a needle in a haystack, but researchers all over the world are devoted to this task.
Tumors have been classified (named) according to a number of different principles.
The old way: Tumors used to be classified according to how they looked under the microscope (and often their location in the brain).
The new way: As researchers have come to understand more about the cellular and molecular differences between groups of tumors, the names have changed.
This is important because it means that many tumors have more than one name. To make it even more confusing, different tumors can have the same name. Make sure you know both:
How are brain tumors classified?
Dana-Farber/Boston Children's and Brigham and Women's Hospital use the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system for most pediatric brain tumors. This system incorporates:
Many pediatric brain tumors have a second important component to them after their name, which is the grade. This is an estimate of how aggressive or malignant a particular type of tumor is.
We can use glial tumors (which are also known as astrocytomas) as an example. Glial tumors come in four grades. Grade I is the lowest, meaning that these tumors tend to, on average, be less aggressive then their grade IV counterparts, which are usually highly malignant and very difficult to treat.
The grade is based on a number of factors, such as how many cells are dividing at any one time or how different the cells look from their normal counterparts.
Tumors can also be classified as benign or malignant:
Remember that all tumors of the central nervous system are dangerous. Even benign tumors can be fatal if they press on certain vital areas, or if they cannot be completely removed and continue to grow.
Each child may experience symptoms differently, and symptoms vary depending on size and location of the tumor — both in the brain and elsewhere in the central nervous system.
There is no space in the skull for anything except for the brain and its fluid. This means that any tumor, extra tissue or fluid can cause pressure on the brain.
Symptoms related to pressure on the brain can include:
Symptoms of brain tumors in the cerebellum may include:
Brain tumors in the lower part of the brain often press on the cerebellum. This may cause symptoms including:
Brain tumors in the brainstem may compress nerves and cause symptoms including:
Symptoms of brain tumors in the cerebrum may include:
Symptoms of brain tumors in the optic pathway (eyes) may include:
Symptoms of tumors in the spine (usually spreading from a tumor at a higher point on the spinal cord) may include:
It's important to remember that the symptoms of a brain tumor may resemble other, more common conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis.
There are many different types of brain tumors. Learn more about types of pediatric brain tumors, including diagnosis and treatment options.
After your child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, you may feel overwhelmed with information. It can be easy to lose track of the questions that occur to you.
Lots of parents find it helpful to jot down questions as they arise – that way, when you talk to your child's doctors, you can be sure that all of your concerns are addressed.
If your child is old enough, you may want to suggest that he write down what he wants to ask his health care provider, too.
Some of the questions you may want to ask include:
Q: Will my child be OK?
A: Today, more than half of all children diagnosed with a brain tumor will be cured of the disease. However, prognosis can vary widely based on the type of tumor, its location and whether it has spread. Your care team will talk to you in depth about your child's unique situation.
Q: Where will my child be treated?
A: Children treated through Dana-Farber/Boston Children's receive outpatient care at the Jimmy Fund Clinic on the third floor of Dana Farber Cancer Institute. If your child needs to be admitted to the hospital, he will stay at Boston Children's Hospital. Learn more about our treatment facilities.
Q: What services are available to help my child and my family cope?
A: Above all, we are committed to designing a treatment plan that fits the individual needs and circumstances of your child, and to providing emotional and educational support for your entire family. We offer a variety of services to help you, your child and your family get through this difficult time.
Q: What kind of supportive or palliative care is available at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's?
A: When necessary, our Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) is available to provide supportive treatments intended to optimize the quality of life and promote healing and comfort for children with life-threatening illness. In addition, PACT can provide psychosocial support and help arrange end-of-life care when necessary.
The first step in treating your child is forming an accurate and complete diagnosis, and the chances of treatment being successful are much higher if a brain tumor is caught early. Diagnostic procedures for brain tumors are used to determine the exact type of tumor your child has and whether the tumor has spread. These may include:
After we complete all necessary tests, our experts meet to review and discuss what they have learned about your child's condition. Then we will meet with you and your family to discuss the results and outline the best treatment options.
It's entirely natural that you might be concerned, right now, about your child's health; a diagnosis of a brain tumor can be frightening. But you can rest assured that, at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's, your child is in good hands. Our physicians are bright, compassionate, and committed to focusing on the whole child, not just his condition.
The good news is that treatment for brain tumors in children has progressed tremendously in the last decade:
Your child's team will determine the best treatment plan based on a number of factors, including but not limited to:
Surgery has multiple roles in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, including release of pressure on the brain, biopsy and tumor removal.
If your child has a brain tumor, the first treatment is usually surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible.
Radiation therapy
Our doctors use precisely targeted and dosed radiation to kill cancer cells left behind after your child's surgery. This is important to control the growth of the tumor. Depending on the type of the tumor, some patients are treated with targeted focal radiation therapy. In those tumors that may have spread, radiation therapy can sometimes be delivered to the entire brain and spine.
While radiotherapy can be quite effective in treating certain cancers, the radiation damages both cancerous and non-cancerous cells. Because of this, there can be many undesirable side effects during and after treatment. Being able to anticipate these side effects can help the care team, parents and child prepare, and, in some cases, prevent these symptoms from occurring.
Chemotherapy ("chemo") refers to drugs that interfere with the cancer cell's ability to grow or reproduce. For some kinds of tumors, chemotherapy before surgery may help shrink the tumor, making it possible to remove.
While chemotherapy can be quite effective in treating certain cancers, the drugs treat cancerous and non-cancerous cells the same. Because of this, there can be many undesirable side effects during treatment. Being able to anticipate these side effects can help the care team, parents and child prepare, and, in some cases, prevent these symptoms from occurring.
Chemotherapy is systemic treatment, meaning it is introduced to the bloodstream and travels throughout the body to kill cancer cells. It may be given:
Chemotherapy also refers to the use of drugs that are made to specifically inhibit a molecular pathway required to keep the tumor going. These drugs are often referred to as "targeted" therapy. Rather than the standard side effects associated with radiation and chemotherapy (loss of hair, nausea and vomiting, damage of the blood producing cells), these drugs tend to be much better tolerated.
As with other tumors in both children and adults, surgery is the primary treatment, usually followed by radiation treatment and/or chemotherapy. Unfortunately, because your child's brain is still developing, these treatments can result in more substantial and permanent side effects than they would for an adult.
Many children who are treated for brain tumors experience significant long-term problems, such as changes in intellectual and motor function. They require ongoing assessment and specialized care to help them function at school and throughout life as best as possible.
Your child's prognosis greatly depends on:
Today, more than half of all children diagnosed with a brain tumor will be cured of the disease. But with any cancer, prognosis and long-term survival varies greatly. Prompt medical attention and aggressive therapy are very important, as is continuous follow-up care.
Your child may also need a lot of rehabilitation for lost motor skill and muscle strength. If appropriate, he may also see speech therapists and physical and occupational therapists.
New methods are continually being discovered to improve treatment and to decrease side effects.
What kind of long-term follow-up care should my child get?
Because of the possible long-term problems and the risk of a tumor returning, assessments and care usually continue for years after the tumor is removed.
One of the major goals of the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Pediatric Brain Tumor Program is to maximize the long-term function of your child. This is achieved through multidisciplinary monitoring and interventions, as needed, in a wide range of areas, including:
Through the Stop and Shop Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, your child will be able to meet with his neurosurgeon, radiation oncologist, pediatric neuro-oncologist and neurologists at the same follow-up visit.
We understand that you may have a lot of questions if your child is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Will it affect my child long-term? What do we do next? We've tried to provide some answers to those questions in these pages, but there are also a number of resources and support services to help you and your family through this difficult time.
A Hopeful Future
Treatment for brain tumors in children has progressed tremendously in the last decade:
Research and clinical trials
Our program offers unique access to a range of brain tumor clinical trials in which your child can receive the newest brain tumor treatments. Through this research, our physicians work to improve current therapeutic approaches and outcomes for many hard-to-treat pediatric brain tumors.
Dana-Farber/Boston Children's oversees New England's most active pediatric oncology clinical research program; it provides access to unique clinical trials for patients with newly diagnosed, relapsed or refractory brain tumors. We are:
Rapidly translating scientific discoveries to the bedside is a major focus of the program. Members of our brain tumor team:
Dramatic improvements in survival have been achieved for children and adolescents with cancer. Between 1975 and 2010, childhood cancer mortality decreased by more than 50%.[1] Childhood and adolescent cancer survivors require close follow-up because cancer therapy side effects may persist or develop months or years after treatment. Refer to the PDQ summary on Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer for specific information about the incidence, type, and monitoring of late effects in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.
Primary brain tumors are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute the most common solid tumor of childhood. Brain tumors are classified according to histology, but tumor location and extent of spread are also important factors that affect treatment and prognosis. Immunohistochemical analysis, cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings, and measures of proliferative activity are increasingly used in tumor diagnosis and classification.
Primary central nervous system tumors are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute
the most common solid tumor in childhood. The Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) estimates that approximately 4,300 U.S. children are diagnosed each year.[2]
Smith MA, Altekruse SF, Adamson PC, et al.: Declining childhood and adolescent cancer mortality. Cancer 120 (16): 2497-506, 2014.
Ostrom QT, Gittleman H, Farah P, et al.: CBTRUS statistical report: Primary brain and central nervous system tumors diagnosed in the United States in 2006-2010. Neuro Oncol 15 (Suppl 2): ii1-56, 2013.
The classification of childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumors is based on histology and location.[1] Tumors are classically categorized as infratentorial, supratentorial, parasellar, or spinal.
Immunohistochemical analysis, cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings, and measures of proliferative activity are increasingly used in tumor diagnosis and classification and will likely affect classification and nomenclature in the future.
Primary CNS spinal cord tumors comprise approximately 1% to 2% of all childhood CNS tumors. The classification of spinal cord tumors is based on histopathologic characteristics of the tumor and does not differ from that of primary brain tumors.[1]
Infratentorial (posterior fossa) tumors include the following:
Supratentorial tumors include the following:
Parasellar tumors include the following:
Spinal cord tumors include the following:
Louis DN, Ohgaki H, Wiestler OD, et al., eds.: WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System. 4th ed. Lyon, France: IARC Press, 2007.
Important concepts that should be understood by those treating and caring for a
child who has a brain tumor or spinal cord tumor include the following:
(Refer to the PDQ summary on Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer for more information about possible long-term or late effects.)
Fisher JL, Schwartzbaum JA, Wrensch M, et al.: Epidemiology of brain tumors. Neurol Clin 25 (4): 867-90, vii, 2007.
Blaney SM, Haas-Kogan D, Young Poussaint T, et al.: Gliomas, ependymomas, and other nonembryonal tumors of the central nervous system. In: Pizzo PA, Poplack DG, eds.: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2011, pp 717-771.
Pollack IF: Brain tumors in children. N Engl J Med 331 (22): 1500-7, 1994.
Smith MA, Seibel NL, Altekruse SF, et al.: Outcomes for children and adolescents with cancer: challenges for the twenty-first century. J Clin Oncol 28 (15): 2625-34, 2010.
Reimers TS, Mortensen EL, Nysom K, et al.: Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 53 (6): 1086-91, 2009.
Iuvone L, Peruzzi L, Colosimo C, et al.: Pretreatment neuropsychological deficits in children with brain tumors. Neuro Oncol 13 (5): 517-24, 2011.
Armstrong GT: Long-term survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies: the experience of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 14 (4): 298-303, 2010.
Duffner PK, Horowitz ME, Krischer JP, et al.: Postoperative chemotherapy and delayed radiation in children less than three years of age with malignant brain tumors. N Engl J Med 328 (24): 1725-31, 1993.
Packer RJ, Lange B, Ater J, et al.: Carboplatin and vincristine for recurrent and newly diagnosed low-grade gliomas of childhood. J Clin Oncol 11 (5): 850-6, 1993.
Mason WP, Grovas A, Halpern S, et al.: Intensive chemotherapy and bone marrow rescue for young children with newly diagnosed malignant brain tumors. J Clin Oncol 16 (1): 210-21, 1998.
Guidelines for the pediatric cancer center and role of such centers in diagnosis and treatment. American Academy of Pediatrics Section Statement Section on Hematology/Oncology. Pediatrics 99 (1): 139-41, 1997.
Presently, there is no uniformly accepted staging system for most childhood brain tumors. These tumors are classified and treated based on their histology and location within the brain (see Table below). However, with advances in molecular data, it is conceivable that genomic factors will refine classification approaches for certain groups of tumors, such as medulloblastomas [1][2] and low-grade gliomas.[3][4]
Tumor Type
Pathologic Subtype
Related PDQ Treatment Summary
Astrocytomas and Other Tumors of Glial Origin
– Low-Grade Astrocytomas
Diffuse fibrillary astrocytoma
Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment
Gemistocytic astrocytoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
Protoplasmic astrocytoma
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
– High-Grade Astrocytomas
Anaplastic astrocytoma
Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
Giant cell glioblastoma
Gliomatosis cerebri
Brain Stem Glioma
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment
Focal or low-grade brain stem glioma
CNS Embryonal Tumors
– Medulloblastomas
Childhood CNS Embryonal Tumors Treatment
Large cell
Medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity
– CNS Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs)
CNS ganglioneuroblastoma
CNS neuroblastoma
– Pineal Parenchymal Tumors
– CNS Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Childhood CNS Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment
CNS Germ Cell Tumors
– Germinomas
Childhood CNS Germ Cell Tumors Treatment
– Teratomas
Immature teratoma
Mature teratoma
Teratoma with malignant transformation
– Non-Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors
Embryonal carcinoma
Mixed germ cell tumor
Yolk sac tumor
Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment
Subependymoma (WHO Grade I)
Childhood Ependymoma Treatment
Myxopapillary ependymoma (WHO Grade I)
Ependymoma (WHO Grade II)
Anaplastic ependymoma (WHO Grade III)
Tumors of the Choroid Plexus
CNS = central nervous system; WHO = World Health Organization.
Recurrence is not uncommon in both low-grade and malignant childhood brain tumors and may occur many years after initial treatment. Disease may occur at the primary tumor site or, especially in malignant tumors, at noncontiguous central nervous system (CNS) sites. Systemic relapse is rare but may occur. At time of recurrence, a complete evaluation for extent of relapse is indicated for all malignant tumors and, at times, for lower-grade lesions. Biopsy or surgical re-resection may be necessary for confirmation of relapse; other entities, such as secondary tumor and treatment-related brain necrosis, may be clinically indistinguishable from tumor recurrence. The determination of the need for surgical intervention must be individualized based on the initial tumor type, the length of time between initial treatment and the reappearance of the lesion, and the clinical picture.
Early-phase therapeutic trials may be available for selected patients via Children's Oncology Group phase I institutions, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, or other entities.
Northcott PA, Shih DJ, Peacock J, et al.: Subgroup-specific structural variation across 1,000 medulloblastoma genomes. Nature 488 (7409): 49-56, 2012.
Kool M, Korshunov A, Remke M, et al.: Molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma: an international meta-analysis of transcriptome, genetic aberrations, and clinical data of WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 medulloblastomas. Acta Neuropathol 123 (4): 473-84, 2012.
Jones DT, Kocialkowski S, Liu L, et al.: Tandem duplication producing a novel oncogenic BRAF fusion gene defines the majority of pilocytic astrocytomas. Cancer Res 68 (21): 8673-7, 2008.
Pfister S, Janzarik WG, Remke M, et al.: BRAF gene duplication constitutes a mechanism of MAPK pathway activation in low-grade astrocytomas. J Clin Invest 118 (5): 1739-49, 2008.
There is no uniformly accepted staging system for childhood primary spinal cord tumors. These tumors are classified and treated based on their location within the spinal cord and histology. Refer to the following PDQ summaries for more information on the staging and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood spinal cord tumors:
This information is provided by the National Cancer Institute.
This information was last updated on August 12, 2014.
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Concierge Services is your one-stop place to learn about Dana-Farber programs, services and resources, as well as information on getting around Boston, finding lodging or restaurants, and activities in the area.
The Expressive Arts Therapy program, sponsored by the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, provides adult patients, family members, and caregivers with a variety of options to support well-being during cancer treatment. From live music meditation to painting technique workshops, the program offers a range of creative outlets to suit every interest.
Dana-Farber and Children's Hospital, including parking facilities, are fully accessible to people with disabilities. There are wheelchairs at the main entrance, and security staff can provide personal assistance. We also have many educational materials available in large print and audiotape formats.
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Friends' Place provides personal consultations to help cancer patients of all ages cope with changes in physical appearance that result from cancer treatment. Our experienced, compassionate team provides fittings for compression garments or breast prostheses, helps with wigs and other head coverings, and offers make-up and skincare advice.
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The Eleanor and Maxwell Blum Patient and Family Resource Center and its satellite resource rooms are staffed by health care professionals and provide computer stations, books, brochures, videos, and CDs to help you find information and support on a variety of issues about cancer treatment and care.
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The School Liaison Program is for pediatric patients who are diagnosed with or have completed a treatment that involves the central nervous system. We provide consultation about the cognitive late effects of treatment to help parents understand and advocate for their child's learning needs.
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Integrative therapies, also known as complementary therapies, range from acupuncture and massage to nutritional guidance and music therapy. Patients treated at the Zakim Center credit its services with easing nausea, improving circulation, and reducing pain, stress, and anxiety associated with cancer treatment.
Dr. Mark Kieran, Director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program, cares for children and teens with brain tumors. Dr. Kieran explains how explains how a multidisciplinary team of specialists come together to deliver specialized care for each child.
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Mourning, Kerosene & Doug will have returned from their respective vacations before the 22nd. We've recently found out that Shade has a previous committment and will be out the 22nd. Pacer Tom is closing on a new home as well as moving his family from MA to FL, around that date. Also Peck & Diamond Dave are required to work on the 22nd. Not something they can, or should avoid.
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TORONTO -- The Rays have decided to alter their rotation for this weekend's series against the Yankees.
Rather than have rookie Jake Odorizzi start Sunday's game against CC Sabathia, the Rays have moved up Alex Cobb to take the spot. Odorizzi will now start the opening game of a two-game series against the Marlins.
Thursday's off-day made the move possible.
Rays manager Joe Maddon explained the rationale behind the move, noting that Cobb has more experience, he has been pitching well, the Yankees are a division rival on a roll and Odorizzi just arrived.
"Everything speaks to [the move]," Maddon said. "It's not a slight to anybody. It's probably the right thing to do. Anybody given the same circumstances or choice [would do the same thing]."
When Maddon first mentioned the possibility that Tampa Bay might alter the rotation, there was reason to believe Roberto Hernandez might be asked to miss a turn based on his two-inning performance against Baltimore on Saturday. But Maddon noted that was never a consideration.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Cano's at-bat has observers doing double-take
HOUSTON -- Standing in the on-deck circle when Robinson Cano bats gives Kyle Seager an excellent view of one of the premier left-handed hitters in the game. And Seager came away amazed again Tuesday after Cano drove a high and outside pitch down the left-field line for a two-run double that ignited Seattle's seven-run sixth inning in a 13-2 victory over the Astros.
"I don't know how he does that," Seager said. "I wish I did. He's special. That's his swing. He stays on the ball, he keeps it down to left. That's a really hard thing to do. It's hard to get the ball out of the air to left field for a left-handed hitter, but he does it so well. He keeps his posture, he's special."
Astros pitcher Jarred Cosart was left shaking his head as well. The right-hander had two outs with runners on first and second in the sixth inning, trailing 3-1, when he threw the full-count fastball to Cano.
"I was one pitch away from a quality start," Cosart said. "I didn't want to give him anything good. The pitch he hit was at his head."
Given a pitch that he couldn't pull, Cano instead just drove it hard to left field. Though the five-time All-Star has hit just six home runs in 80 games, he's hitting .323 with a .379 on-base percentage and has racked up 18 doubles and 51 RBIs.
"I think that's what makes him so good," manager Lloyd McClendon said of Cano's ability to stay within himself, no matter how he's pitched. "People talk about the lack of home run power. I don't think Robbie is panicking at all. When it's all said and done, his home run numbers will be right there. He'll probably finish the first half with 10 home runs and end up with 20 something.
"I certainly think he adjusts to the situation and identifies what guys are trying to do to him in an at-bat. That comes with experience. And talent. He's got the combination of both."
Seager says he's benefited greatly from hitting behind Cano, in part from observing how he doesn't try to do more than is possible with the pitches he's getting.
"You look at the lineup, you look at Cano and he's obviously the focal point," Seager said. "For him to just take what's given, that passes along to everybody else. That's the right approach. That's why he's a superstar."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Open container laws followed up by no drinking in public laws. It's really obnoxious that I have to sneak my drinking in when riding to Bees & Jazz games.
Does anyone know what a first offense will typically cost? I just looked up the fine & it's about the same as a first time DUIer, which is pretty ****ed up IMO.


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15 U.S. Code § 80b–3a - State and Federal responsibilities
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(a) Advisers subject to State authorities
(1) In general
No investment adviser that is regulated or required to be regulated as an investment adviser in the State in which it maintains its principal office and place of business shall register under section 80b–3 of this title, unless the investment adviser—
(A) has assets under management of not less than $25,000,000, or such higher amount as the Commission may, by rule, deem appropriate in accordance with the purposes of this subchapter; or
(2) Treatment of mid-sized investment advisers
(A) In general
No investment adviser described in subparagraph (B) shall register under section 80b–3 of this title, unless the investment adviser is an adviser to an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.], or a company which has elected to be a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–53], and has not withdrawn the election, except that, if by effect of this paragraph an investment adviser would be required to register with 15 or more States, then the adviser may register under section 80b–3 of this title.
(B) Covered persons
An investment adviser described in this subparagraph is an investment adviser that—
(i) is required to be registered as an investment adviser with the securities commissioner (or any agency or office performing like functions) of the State in which it maintains its principal office and place of business and, if registered, would be subject to examination as an investment adviser by any such commissioner, agency, or office; and
(ii) has assets under management between—
(I) the amount specified under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), as such amount may have been adjusted by the Commission pursuant to that subparagraph; and
(b) Advisers subject to Commission authority
(1) In general
No law of any State or political subdivision thereof requiring the registration, licensing, or qualification as an investment adviser or supervised person of an investment adviser shall apply to any person—
(A) that is registered under section 80b–3 of this title as an investment adviser, or that is a supervised person of such person, except that a State may license, register, or otherwise qualify any investment adviser representative who has a place of business located within that State; or
(2) Limitation
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the securities commission (or any agency or office performing like functions) of any State from investigating and bringing enforcement actions with respect to fraud or deceit against an investment adviser or person associated with an investment adviser.
(c) Exemptions
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Commission, by rule or regulation upon its own motion, or by order upon application, may permit the registration with the Commission of any person or class of persons to which the application of subsection (a) of this section would be unfair, a burden on interstate commerce, or otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of this section.
Source(Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title II, § 203A, as added Pub. L. 104–290, title III, § 303(a),Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3437; amended Pub. L. 109–290, § 7(b)(1),Sept. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 111–203, title IV, § 410,July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1576.)
References in Text
The Investment Company Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is title I of act Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, 54 Stat. 789, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 80a–1 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 80a–51 of this title and Tables.
2010—Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 111–203added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).
2006—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 109–290redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "The Commission may, by rule, require an investment adviser—
"(1) to file with the Commission any fee, application, report, or notice required by this subchapter or by the rules issued under this subchapter through any entity designated by the Commission for that purpose; and
"(2) to pay the reasonable costs associated with such filing."
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203effective 1 year after July 21, 2010, except that any investment adviser may, at the discretion of the investment adviser, register with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 during that 1-year period, subject to the rules of the Commission, and except as otherwise provided, see section 419 ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 80b–2 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective 270 days after Oct. 11, 1996, see section 308(a) ofPub. L. 104–290, as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 80b–2 of this title.
Continued State Authority
Pub. L. 104–290, title III, § 307,Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3440, provided that:
"(a) Preservation of Filing Requirements.—Nothing in this title [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note set out under section 80b–20 of this title] or any amendment made by this title prohibits the securities commission (or any agency or office performing like functions) of any State from requiring the filing of any documents filed with the Commission pursuant to the securities laws solely for notice purposes, together with a consent to service of process and any required fee.
"(b) Preservation of Fees.—Until otherwise provided by law, rule, regulation, or order, or other administrative action of any State, or any political subdivision thereof, adopted after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 1996], filing, registration, or licensing fees shall, notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, continue to be paid in amounts determined pursuant to the law, rule, regulation, or order, or other administrative action as in effect on the day before such date of enactment.
"(c) Availability of Preemption Contingent on Payment of Fees.—
"(1) In general.—During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 1996] and ending 3 years after that date of enactment, the securities commission (or any agency or office performing like functions) of any State may require registration of any investment adviser that fails or refuses to pay the fees required by subsection (b) in or to such State, notwithstanding the limitations on the laws, rules, regulations, or orders, or other administrative actions of any State, or any political subdivision thereof, contained in subsection (a), if the laws of such State require registration of investment advisers.
"(2) Delays.—For purposes of this subsection, delays in payment of fees or underpayments of fees that are promptly remedied in accordance with the applicable laws, rules, regulations, or orders, or other administrative actions of the relevant State shall not constitute a failure or refusal to pay fees."
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Professor Stuart Burgess from the department of mechanical engineering at Bristol University will speak at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall on Thursday, March 6 at 7.30pm.
He will be looking at the design of the human body and from the evidence, considering the questions of where life came from and what is our destiny.
After the talk, there will be a question and answer session followed by refreshments. Everyone is welcome and entry is free.
The event is being organised by Providence Baptist Church in Dilton Marsh. See www.providence-ebenezer. org.uk or call Pastor Guy Davies on 01373 826727.


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Lesbian fiction author Ellen Hart loses her way with latest Jane Lawless mystery, 'Lost Women'
The Lost Women of Lost Lake, by Ellen Hart. Minotaur Press (2011), $26, 320 pp.
Cordelia Thorn figured she would just lend a quick hand. Tessa Cornell, Cornelia's old friend in the northern Minnesota 'burg of Lost Lake, had taken a tumble and hurt her leg. Tessa was directing the community play, so somebody needed to finish the job while she was healing; Cornelia volunteered, and invited her best friend, Jane Lawless, along. Jane, a restaurateur and part-time private investigator, was still mourning the death of her long-time partner; a trip would do her good.
Tessa was happy to have help with the play, but she didn't need any company — definitely not some P.I. wannabe.
Jonah Ivorsen hated moving, so when he decided to hitchhike from St. Louis to Lost Lake, he was sure his aunt Jill and Jill's wife, Tessa, would let him stay with them. But then a body was discovered and another one followed it fast. The authorities were zeroing in on a mysterious fire, and Tessa was obviously lying to everybody. Can Jane Lawless sort things out before someone else dies?
Oh, how I love books with Jane Lawless in them! Jane is an unlikely heroine and reluctant private eye who doesn't seem to want her hobby to turn into work, yet there's a will-she-make-it-permanent thread in this book that's satisfactorily solved. There's also a possible romance angle that slyly teases readers.
But as much as I love Ellen Hart's main character, the supporting cast in The Lost Women of Lost Lake almost all need to take a dive. I had to work to keep my eyes from rolling, not only because of the cliché peripheral characters but also for the cliché things they say. Triteness definitely taints this otherwise fine mystery.
Fans of the Jane Lawless series should be able to overlook these faults, but if you're not already a fan, start with another book. For you, The Lost Women of Lost Lake will not be looked upon swimmingly.
— Terri Schlichenmeyer
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 25, 2011.


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Qualys, the leading provider of Software as a Service (Saas) vulnerability management and policy compliance solutions, helps organizations of all sizes discover vulnerabilities, ensure regulatory compliance and prioritize remediation according to business risk - with no infrastructure to deploy or manage. QualysGuard, the company's flagship on demand service, conducts automated security audits and provides the quickest route to neutralize worms and other emerging threats. Distributed scanning capabilities and unprecedented scalability make QualysGuard the ideal choice for both SMB's and large, distributed organizations. eBay, Oracle, Cigna and McDonald's are just a sample of our 250 Fortune 1000 and 3000 + customers.
The Technical Support Team is responsible for managing prompt resolution to global customer and partner service requests in a highly secured environment. The primary function of this position is to ensure that each customer interaction is a friendly and professional experience that addresses the needs of the customer in all stages of the customer service lifecycle within Qualys. The Technical Support Engineer (TSE) works closely with Customer Service, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Alliances and Operations to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction with all transactions. Customer relationship building and teamwork are key success criteria for this role.
The TSE will provide support for vulnerability management, PCI, policy compliance, web application scanning, API, and Malware. We are looking for strong, passionate, and self-motivated technical individuals that have the desire and capability to think on their feet and work on complex problems. The Technical Support Engineer will provide email and phone technical support to our customers, will act as point of contact regarding technical issues, and will work closely with Engineering and QA teams to facilitate feedback.
The ideal candidate will have a strong networking background and have at least 4 years experience, understand how networking devices work in theory and in practice and can adapt quickly to any technical challenge. Possessing good Linux/Unix knowledge and with an interest in security, possibly a CISSP/CEH or equivalent qualification. An understanding of network services and how they work from a protocol/configuration level, especially web services such as Apache/IIS and web applications is an advantage as well as Windows AD administration.
This role would suit an individual who welcomes a challenging startup environment, enjoys providing world class support and is technically motivated.
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Protect your pull stations and similar devices located where temperature or environmental conditions exceed the suggested operating range with our protective cover fitted with a heater assembly.
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Applications include, but are not limited to, refrigerators, freezers, meat packaging plants, arctic environments, ocean rigs, slaughter houses, etc. This enclosure is designed to protect UL Listed 38 and 2017 initiating devices at temperatures down to -70°F (-57°C).
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Here are 10 things you should know for Wednesday, Feb. 27: 1. -- U.S. stock futures were pointing to a flat opening Wednesday. Stocks rebounded Tuesday from the previous session's losses that were caused by political uncertainty in Italy. European shares were rising early Wednesday. Asian stocks finished mostly higher but Japan's Nikkei 225 index finished lower by 1.3%.
2. -- The economic calendar in the U.S. Wednesday includes durable goods orders for January at 8:30 a.m. EST and pending home sales for January at 10 a.m.
3. -- U.S. stocks on Tuesday rebounded from the prior session's swoon after a raft of upbeat economic data and earnings reports, and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated continued support for monetary easing in his semi-annual testimony before Congress. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 116 points, or 0.84%, at 13,900.
4. -- Apple's ( AAPL) annual shareholder meeting is set to begin Wednesday at 12 p.m. EST. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, is likely to be asked what the iPhone maker plans to do with its massive cash hoard of more than $137 billion.
5. -- Retailer J.C. Penney ( JCP) is expected by analysts Wednesday to post a quarterly loss of 18 cents a share on revenue of $4.08 billion.
6. -- Groupon ( GRPN), the daily deals site, is forecast to report fourth-quarter profit of 3 cents a share on sales of $638.4 million.
7. -- Priceline.com ( PCLN), the Travel Web site operator, said Tuesday that fourth-quarter net income rose 28%, as bookings on its Web sites jumped 33% to about $6.6 billion in the quarter. The company said it expects first-quarter adjusted earnings of $4.90 to $5.30 a share on revenue of $1.21 billion to $1.29 billion, in line with Wall Street forecasts.
8. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Tuesday legalizing Internet gambling, making the state the third in the nation to legalize gambling over the Web.
9. -- Sequestration is only two days away, as across-the-board spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years are set to begin Friday unless President Obama and Congress can strike a deal.
10. -- Pope Benedict XVI holds his final general audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday.
-- Written by Joseph Woelfel >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Joseph Woelfel >To submit a news tip, send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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1-1/2" Bore Round Double Acting Air Cylinder 1" Stroke
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|Zoro #: G1832537 Mfr #: 5ZEF5
|Max. Pressure: 250 psi
|Magnetic Piston: No
|Body Material: Stainless steel
|Tube Material: Stainless Steel
|Single Acting/Double Acting: Double Acting
|Cylinder Type: Round Non-Repairable
|Temp. Range: -10 Degrees to 165 Degrees F
|Mount: Nose and Pivot
|Item: Air Cylinder
|Finish: Silver
|Features: Non-Switch Ready
|Piston Material: Aluminum
|Cushion Type: None
|End Cap Material: Aluminum
|Bore Dia.: 1-1/2"
|Stroke: 1"
|Nose Mount Thread: 3/4"-16
|Piston Rod Material: Stainless Steel
|Rod Dia.: 0.437"
|Rod Thread Length: 0.75"
|Dimension E: 0.62"
|Pivot Hole Dia.: 0.376"
|Dimension D: 0.38"
|Dimension Kk: 7/16"-20 UNF
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|Dimension Cd: 0.376"
|Port Size: 1/8" FNPT
|Dimension Cc: 0.437"
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|Overall Length: 6.5"
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text: Funding crunch threatens W.Va. veterans care home By The Associated Press October 8, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia needs another nursing home for veterans but faces trouble paying off the construction bonds for the one it already has, state Veterans Assistance Secretary Keith Gwinn told lawmakers Monday.Veterans are now waiting more than a year for a bed at the Clarksburg nursing home, which opened in 2008 and is already full, with 114 patients, Gwinn told a House-Senate committee assigned to oversee veterans issues. About 100 veterans are on the waiting list, including 30 for the Clarksburg facility's unit for those with Alzheimer's disease, Gwinn said."Do we need one? Yes, absolutely," Gwinn told the lawmakers.Close to 170,000 West Virginians are veterans, more than 1 in 10 adults, according to the latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau. Just 11 states have a larger segment of veterans among their residents. More than two-thirds of West Virginia's veterans are 55 or older.The Clarksburg home now costs $12 million annually in salaries and expenses, and patients' fees cover only about $5.6 million of that, Gwinn said. General tax revenues are providing the home with $6.8 million during the ongoing budget year.Gwinn said his department envisions another 120-bed home toward the opposite end of the state, in Beckley. Like the Clarksburg facility, that one would be built alongside a U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gwinn said. He estimated the project's entire price tag between $40 million and $44 million.Aided by a federal grant, West Virginia built the Clarksburg home with proceeds from 30-year bonds backed by lottery scratch-off tickets with proceeds dedicated to veterans' needs. Scratch-off ticket monies began paying off the bonds in 2004, but revenues have since begun to falter, Gwinn said. While the bonds need $774,000 annually, the lottery proceeds have fallen from $1.2 million several years ago to $820,000 for the most recent payment, Gwinn said. Citing lottery estimates, he said revenues are expected to start falling short in three years."We're barely covering our bond payment," Gwinn warned.Gwinn noted that the Legislature dedicated the scratch-off proceeds toward the state's new veterans cemetery in 2008. So far, the cemetery has 40 graves and doesn't need the lottery revenues, Gwinn said. He said lottery officials are also looking at revenue options.Randall Bare, of the West Virginia Veterans Council, which helps to develop state policy, attended Monday's meeting and suggested an income tax return check-off box allowing West Virginians to donate $1 or so toward veterans' needs. Other states provide that choice on their returns, Bare said.House Veterans Affairs Chairman Richard Iaquinta, who co-chairs the joint interim study panel, quizzed Gwinn on the nursing home funding situation.Citing the lottery estimate, Iaquinta, a Harrison County Democrat and a veteran, asked, "Well then, how can we expand to another facility?""That's why we're here today, sir, to discuss this," Gwinn replied. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 2 Mitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news 3 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 4 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 5 Former Boone school board members indicted Second Tech Park building to be renovated Previous Story Recidivism costs W.Va. millions in prison spending Next Story


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The Detroit Tigers and ace Justin Verlander have agreed to a five-year, $140 million contract extension with a vesting option for a sixth year, ESPN.com reports.
The total value of the deal, including the $22 million option, would be worth $202 million. Thus, he would be the majors' first $200 million pitcher. Verlander's deal surpasses that of Seattle Mariners righthander Felix Hernandez, who signed a seven-year, $175 million extension in February.
Verlander, who turned 30 last month, already had been signed through the 2014 season. He will make $20 million in each of the next two seasons before the extension kicks in.
"Justin is one of the premier pitchers in baseball and we are thrilled to keep him in a Tigers uniform for many years to come," Tigers president, CEO and general manager Dave Dombrowski told the team's website. "Justin has been a Tiger for his entire career and he is on pace to be one of the greatest pitchers in this illustrious franchise's history."
In 33 starts last season, Verlander went 17-8 with a 2.64 ERA and a major league-leading 239 strikeouts. He also led the majors in innings pitched (238 1/3) and complete games (6)
SN's Top 25 players for 2013: Verlander is No. 2
Since 2009, Verlander leads the majors in wins (78) strikeouts (977) and WHIP (1.08).
Among his many career highlights are a pitching Triple Crown in 2011, an AL MVP Award and an AL Cy Young Award in 2011, two no-hitters, three AL strikeout titles and five All-Star appearances.
In his eight-season major league career, Verlander is 124-65 with a 3.40 ERA and 1,454 strikeouts.


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For Halloween in the past few years I've been Saint Nicholas, Saint Joseph, and last year I was Saint John Bosco.
This Halloween, I'm working on a costume to be either St Dominic or St Thomas Aquinas for Halloween. Who should I be, the Hound or the Dumb Ox? Help me decide.
I'll post pictures.
This year our four older children will be St Martin, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Therese the Little Flower, and Saint Francis. The baby will probably wear the old pumpkin costume that all our children have worn. I thought about dressing him up as the Infant of Prague, but that's sort of crossing the line.


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Monster Dash 5K Walk/Run (Female 25-29)
Harker Heights Community Park
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Description 5K WALK/RUN, 10K RUN, 10K HAND CYCLE RACE AND 5K TEAM Saturday, October 26, 2013, Harker Heights Community Park 1501 E. FM 2410, Harker Heights, TX 76548 (Please note that the race has moved from Carl Levin Park to Harker Heights Community Park) Sponsored by the Rotary International and the Rotary Clubs of Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Killeen Evening and Killeen Heights and the Harker Heights Parks & Recreation. Entry Fee: 5K Walk/Run, 10K Run, 10K Hand Cycle Race: (Individuals) On or before October 19 by 9 pm: $20.00; After October 19 and the day of the race: $25.00 Entry Fee: Team: same as individual 5K fee above x 4 person team = $80 for on or before October 19th or $100 for after October 19 and the day of the race. Platinum sponsors, no fee. An entry registration is required for each of the four team members. Each team will designate a team captain. All registered runners will receive a T-shirt. Preregistered runners will be given size preference. On-site Registration & Check In: Race packets and on-site registration may be picked up starting at 6:30 am the day of the race at the Harker Heights Community Park, 1501 E. FM 2410. 10K run and 10K hand cycle race starts 8:00 am 5K run/walk and 5K team race starts at 8:30 am Little Monster Dash starts 9:30 am. Start-Finish Course: Community Park, 1501 E. FM 2410 10K run and 10K hand cycle race starts at 8:00 am 5K walk/run and 5K team race starts at 8:30 am Little Monster Dash starts at 9:30 am Runs will end at the same location. 5K & 10K Age Groups: 11 & Under, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70 & over. Each age group has a male and female. Awards: 5K walk/run: Plaque for overall male/female. Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each age groups. Awards: 10K run: Plaque for overall male/female. Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each age groups. Awards: 10K hand cycle: plaque for 1st place. Medals for 2nd and 3rd place. Awards: Team: All team members are eligible for individual awards in their age group. A team trophy will be awarded for the best team time in each of the following categories: First Responders (Fire, Police and EMS), Military Unit and Businsess/Organization. ActivityMonster Dash 5K Walk/Run (Female 25-29) #266PriceLate 5K Registration Fee: $25.00, from Oct 20, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013TypeRacing EventMeeting datesOctober 26, 2013 Saturday from 8:30am to NoonMeeting time8:30am to NoonActivity CategoryRace EventsAge GroupFamilyRegistration datesStandard registration opens: Sep 9, 2013Last day for standard registration: Oct 25, 2013 11:59 PMInternet registration opens: Sep 9, 2013Last day for Internet registration: Oct 22, 2013StatusUnlimited openingsAgesAt least 25 but less than 30GenderFemaleLocationHarker Heights Community ParkInstructorRich SmithSeason2013 Fall/WinterTerm--
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With the casual good looks of well-traveled bags, our distressed canvas collection is ideal for short and long getaways. The smart tote features snaps inside that allow you to transform it into a smaller carryall. The roomy duffle is ideal for weekend trips home or out-of-town games. And packing books and a change of clothes for those study weekends is a cinch with the versatile sack.
- Bags are expertly crafted of durable canvas and distressed to give it a classic weathered look.
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The Gainesville Police Department has created a new unit that will have more officers working to prevent and solve recent burglaries.
Responding to a recent spike in reported burglaries, the Gainesville Police Department has created a new unit that will have more officers working to prevent and solve the crimes.
The unit, which started last Monday, had led to the reorganization of the criminal investigations bureau, said GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias.
Burglaries climbed during the period when police were investigating the case of Christian Aguilar — the University of Florida student who was reported missing Sept. 20 and whose body was found Oct. 12 in Levy County, Tobias said.
"A lot of our major case detectives were so busy with the Aguilar case that burglaries started increasing because we were pouring so many resources into that case," Tobias said.
GPD in 2012 responded to 990 reported burglaries, including 83 in September and 94 in October, and the number of burglaries the first half of 2012 was higher than the same period in 2011.
Tobias said the new unit — called the special operations unit — is a consolidation of the duties of the gang intervention unit, the neighborhood street crimes unit and property detectives.
He said officers in the new unit will be "...kind of a patrol detective — somebody generally in uniform and in a marked car who will do a lot more investigative work."
The main focus of the 13 officers selected for the new unit is a reduction of property crimes. However, they will also be handling other crimes such as robberies and assaults.
Art Forgey of the Alachua County Sheriff's office said the agency does not have a unit to specifically deal with burglaries or property crimes.
ASO had about 740 reported burglaries for 2012, a decrease from 794 in 2011. Crime statistics compiled by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement show that fewer burglaries are reported in unincorporated Alachua County than in Gainesville.
"Our guys working the road will investigate it as much as they possibly can. Then the report goes to detectives, and they do all of the follow up," Forgey said. "The regular deputies would do the neighborhood canvass and run down any leads they get."
Cindy Swirko is a Gainesville Sun staff writer.


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Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots Inc. reported a narrowed third-quarter loss on higher revenue compared with year-ago results that were hurt by a one-time charge. The closeout retailer's loss totaled $18.8 million, or 17? per share, compared with a loss of $32.1 million, or 29? per share, a year earlier. Last year's results included a $6.6 million charge related to the company's former KB Toys division.
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The winner of numerous prestigious awards the museum does a great job in continuing to educate both foreigners and the Chinese about tea culture throughout the ages. We really enjoyed our visit here.
As you approach the museum from the gardens this lovely statue of Lu Yu, the founder and father of tea, stands to greet guests.
This giant Pu'erh tuo cha hangs on the wall at the landing between the first and second floors of the Museum.
The Museum has an extensive Pu'erh exhibit with tuo cha's, compressed Pu'erh tea, in many shapes and sizes.


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TPWD, CCA Texas Team up to Retire Record Number of Inshore Shrimping Licenses
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Coastal Conservation Association Texas teamed up to retire a record number of inshore shrimping licenses this year.
Using dedicated funding, TPWD was able to purchase 159 licenses. In addition to that funding, CCA contributed $200,000, which allowed for the purchase of an additional 40 licenses. This brought the total number of licenses offered for this fiscal year to199, representing the largest number ever accepted to purchase in any one round of the license buy-back program.
A total of 226 license bid applications were received from Texas shrimpers to sell their licenses back to the state in the nineteenth buy-back round, which closed in January.
Texas saltwater anglers must purchase a saltwater fishing stamp each year and $3 of that stamp goes to the buy-back effort, generating around $1.4 million annually.
"The ongoing partnership between TPWD and the CCA is unparalleled anywhere in the United States", said Larry McKinney, Ph.D., director of TPWD's Coastal Fisheries division. "The CCA's strong conservation ethic and willingness to put their money where their mouth is translates into direct and positive benefits to our coastal fisheries."
"We feel this is a positive step towards conserving blue crabs, croaker, flounder and other species that are caught as bycatch in bay shrimp trawls, noted Robby Byers, executive director of CCA Texas. "The sooner we can meet the goals of the buy-back program, the better all of our bay systems will be."
The inshore shrimp license buy-back program was established with the limited entry program in 1995 by the Texas legislature. The legislative initiative was designed to more effectively deal with the issue of over-shrimping through capping the sale of new licenses and allowing for a buy-back program to retire licenses from voluntary and willing sellers.
TPWD has spent $9.8 million and purchased 792 bay licenses and 746 bait licenses — about 47 percent of the licenses in existence — since then, not including the latest round.
Shrimping effort on Texas bays has declined from about 20,000 days per year in the mid-1980s to less than 10,000 days per year now.
Bay and bait shrimp license holders may still sell their licenses on the open market, or sell them back to TPWD through the buy-back program. McKinney noted that many factors, including increasing competition from farm-raised and imported shrimp and the high cost of diesel fuel, have led some shrimpers to the decision to quit the business.
"We're not telling people they have to get out of the business," McKinney said. "But if, for economic or other reasons, shrimpers decide to hang up their nets, at least we can help them out a little bit. In the end, we'll have a healthier, sustainable commercial fishery for those who stick it out as well as all the benefits of reduced bycatch."
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by Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports Mar 13, 5:59 am EST
PHOENIX Privately, people wonder: How many more passes does Kobe Bryant(notes) give Pau Gasol(notes) for speaking so boldly about him? How long until Bryants public and private reprisal comes with a ferocity that could bring a 7-footer to his knees? All season, Gasol has been a relentlessly consistent, if not passively aggressive, critic of the franchise stars shooting habits, of an offense that doesnt deliver him the ball with the frequency that he wants.
Kobe Bryant says "the jury is still out" as to whether this season's Lakers have the urgency required to defend their championship.
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Whatever the reasons, Gasol has been emboldened to speak his mind. Whatever the odds, Bryant has bit his lip and let it go.
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- I believe in what I believe, Gasol said.
Hours before Friday nights victory over the Phoenix Suns, chatting on a chair inside U.S. Airways Center, Bryant let out a laugh and insisted there will be no public rebuttals. Im not touching that, Bryant said with a smile and shrug.
Bryant could come out and say that Gasol had never won a playoff game until arriving to the Lakers. He could tell Gasol that the Lakers still had the NBAs best record without him for a month to start the season. He could tell him to make a free throw in the last minutes of tough games, tell him to toughen up.
Truth be told, Kobe Bryant could tell Pau Gasol to simply shut the bleep up.
Only, Bryant doesnt do it. Tempted? Well, of course. Yet, the reason for such restraint is simple: The Lakers desperately need Gasol, and a public chastising of him would almost assuredly reduce his fragile psyche to rubble, costing Bryant the player he needs to catch Michael Jordan and his six championship rings.
Bryant responds with polite, processed reason: He isnt playing differently this season, he insists.
Perhaps circumstances have changed, but not him.
Last year during our stretch run, Andrew [Bynum] wasnt there cause of injury, so Pau got a lot more touches, Bryant told Yahoo! Sports. And this year, weve got to kind of split the difference between those two. Now, any of those guys can have a big night. Andrew had one the other night. Lamar [Odom] can have a big night. And Pau can have a big night.
Some nights you get a lot of touches, some nights you dont.
Such patience out of Bryant, such perspective. Years ago, this wouldnt have happened. He would have blasted Gasol into oblivion. No more. Everyone has watched and listened to Gasol take these little shots along the way, beginning with Bryants pursuit of Jerry Wests Lakers scoring record and continuing several times over.
Nevertheless, Bryant has been nurturing, not narcissistic. So when there was a game on the line Friday night, Kobe had the capital to slap Gasol upside the head in the fourth quarter, a kind of nurturing, go-get-em moment that preceded an improbable stand by the Lakers frontline.
Moments later, Gasol would flex those skinny arms and crush Phoenixs Louis Amundson(notes) upside the head on a drive to the rim. The foul sent Suns coach Alvin Gentry into a rage, costing him two technical fouls, an ejection and perhaps ultimately a 102-96 loss.
Pau gave a hard foul, which is what we like to see from him, Bryant said.
These are the small victories which assemble one on top of another: A hard foul here, clutch basket there. This is the reason the Bryant dictatorship has allowed such dissident talk out of Gasol. Maybe it emboldens Gasol. Maybe it leaves Gasol thinking thats he standing up to Bryant, standing tough. This week started with Gasol reiterating his issues with Bryant shooting too much and ended with a savvy 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists from Bryant.
Four straight road losses had everyone doubting the Lakers resolve, and with Bryants mangled finger reaggravated, with that bum ankle acting up, hes never needed so much out of his teammates. So, whatever momentary satisfaction might come out of a public obliteration from Gasols emboldened mouth, the harshest consequences would ultimately be meted out to Bryant. This has been the evolution of Kobe. All those years of raging against the machine, of a genius talent forever trying to control the inner rage that ruled him, Kobe discovered the proper way to harness it.
Ive definitely seen the growth, Derek Fisher(notes) said. Weve talked about it. Its something that hes very conscious of. He lives, breathes, digests every aspect of his game, our teams game and whats necessary to win. Hes very aware of what needs to happen on and off the court for us to be successful.
Where did Bryant change in that way? Well, it had to be Shaquille ONeals(notes) derisive rap and Bryants ultimate reaction: silence. At the Beijing Olympics, on the eve of his 30th birthday, Bryant told me that his big mistake earlier in his career was always coming up with a rebuttal for Shaq. My philosophy had always been to keep quiet and not to say anything, he said. And by me responding, that drew me into it. If I had to do it over again, I wouldve just let people talk and say what they had to say, and as time goes, they wouldve seen what was what.
When youre young, [you think], Enough is enough. Im going to say something. And all of a sudden
Kobe Bryant knows he needs a confident Pau Gasol at his side if he hopes to catch Michael Jordan's six titles.
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All of a sudden youve created a distraction, a needless opponent. Bryant had endless energy in his 20s, but everything comes harder now. Everything comes with emerging doubts, with a suggestion that LeBron James(notes) has passed him, that the games greatest player is, well, no longer the games greatest player. Bryant isnt chasing Jay-Z as his model, but rather M.J. He wants fists full of rings. Hes trying to get between Jordans six titles and Bill Russells 11. Hes trying to create a championship legacy that no player of his generation can call his own.
Even so, this has been a season of doubting Bryant. Before the All-Star break, with Kobe finally resting an ankle injury, you couldnt listen to Southern California sports-talk radio without the most preposterous premise being peddled on the airwaves: Look at the way these Lakers play without Bryant, look at the ball movement, look at how theyre better without him. The Lakers won a few games without Kobe, and somehow that became an indictment of his greatness. Pure folly.
A lot of times they run out of things to talk about, Bryant said. They talk about things that have no relevance, that make no sense. They forgot that last year, playing exactly the same way, we won a championship. But they get excited about a four-game winning streak.
We have to focus on the big picture. Thats what I try to do.
Someone close to Bryant suggested that his angry disposition after beating Toronto on Wednesday with a fabulous fade-away was born of this message: Dont expect me to always bail everyone out. In some ways, the Lakers take Bryant for granted, believing that hell always save them in the final minutes.
Yeah, sure, Bryant agreed. Ive been in L.A. for 14 years now, and I think people have gotten used to seeing me do things like that.
The thirtysomething Bryant has discovered something the twentysomething had a harder time with: Restraint can be his salvation. This started with Shaqs rap assault two years ago, where Bryants non-response went against every fiber of his DNA. Yet it changed the public dynamic of how people perceived the Shaq-Kobe feud, turned Kobe into the grown-up and Shaq into the pesty, immature kid.
It did something else, too: Its colored the way Bryants treated his sidekick, Gasol. Make no mistake: Kobe has engendered Gasol with much more public respect than Shaq ever did him. He hasnt been condescending to or belittling of him. Yes, hell go after Gasol and Bynum for failing to play hard and tough and sustained. Basketballs greatest coaches are always the superstars who hold teammates accountable.
So, yes, when Gasol has been so publicly disparaging of Bryants mode of attack, it naturally has to rankle him. Gasol did it on several occasions this season, including after Sundays loss in Orlando. His themes been wanting the ball, wanting Bryant to come inside with the pass. Its nothing against Kobe or any individual here, Gasol insisted. Its all about our team success. I think he understands thats why I think that way, why I might say those things. Theres no harm intended.
No one is buying it, but whatever. Bryant is practicing a diplomacy in his 30s which didnt exist in his thermonuclear 20s. As Fisher suggested, Bryants forever diagnosing his team and the climate in which it exists.
These Lakers are 48-18 and have fallen three games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the best record in basketball. Looking back at previous Lakers teams which tried to repeat as champions, Bryant said, This is kind of the typical malaise you go through this time of the year waiting for the playoffs. The teams we had in the past went through the same kind of lull. But ultimately we had a sense of urgency to get out of it. But the jury is still out about whether were able to do that.
Between now and then, the increasingly benevolent dictatorship of Kobe Bryant will allow its people freedom of speech. He thinks these things through for hours upon hours, and Pau Gasol can have his say for now. For his own sake, Gasol had better get it all out of his system and deliver come May and June. Hell to pay then.


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The reason some people aren't as successful at managing their weight as they would like to be can be traced to how they begin their efforts. You need to set yourself up to succeed.
What do I mean by that? In an area that's challenging and has many barriers and bumps in the road, you want to give yourself the best chance possible. This means preparing yourself initially as well as you can.
Attitude is extremely important, but often not appreciated. The common attitude associated with initiating weight loss is "Oohh, I've got to go on a DIET," often said with a forlorn tone that implies the joy has gone out of life.
This negative, restrictive attitude seems to anticipate the drudgery that is sure to follow. Sound familiar? This approach is destined to fail sooner or later because it isn't sustainable. It's like you're constantly trudging uphill toward an elusive goal.
A better approach is to focus on the positive aspects of undertaking lifestyle changes that can lead to better weight management. Yes, positive. For example, many people find that when they were more physically active, they felt better. Listen to this. Use this as motivation to continue to be active.
Does it take some effort to move regularly, especially when just starting? Sure. Will it take more time? Absolutely. But it's well worth it — for your weight, your health, and how you feel. And if you start out with the right attitude, along with a solid program, you can succeed.
In terms of changing the way you eat (it's much more than a "diet"), focus on the opportunities and what you can eat as opposed to what foods you're trying to cut down on. There are many wonderful foods and recipes to explore, and believe it or not we can learn to like new foods.
Think of something you didn't like when you were younger and now enjoy (for me it's cantaloupe and tomatoes, especially fresh garden varieties). There are so many traditional, healthy, ethnic foods to explore — Mediterranean (e.g., Greek salad, tabouli, pasta primavera and many others), Asian (stir fried vegetables, sushi — OK, we'll wait for a while on the sushi for some of you), and others. It can be a veritable gastronomic journey around the world instead of a restrictive "diet".
There are many other issues to consider before undertaking lifestyle changes to promote weight loss, many of which are discussed in The Mayo Clinic Diet (it's more than a "diet" also). Be sure you're ready and can give it your best effort. Starting out with the right attitude and feeling like you're on an enjoyable and sustainable journey will get you well on your way. Happy travels.
Donald Hensrud, M.D.
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This beautiful Seawind 1000XL is better than any painted wagon for exploring the West. Mariah has explored from the tip of the Baja Peninsula to the tip of the Kenai Peninsula and is ready to do it again. She has all of the gear for extended cruisng. I was with her on the 2009 Baja Haha and loved sailing her. She dealt with big swells and some pretty good winds with aplomb. You'll see how well behaved she is in the videos. She has plenty of reserve buoyancy and a great turn of speed (even with 5 big guys aboard). Her twin helms are protected yet provide great visibility. She lives big with her combined salon cockpit (that converted king-size dinette is the best bunk on a beautiful evening at anchor) providing great social space. Her aft centered BBQ on the targa is great for cooking and entertaining. And she has a wonderful interface with the water from both transoms as well as the forward ladder when warm waters invite.
These Seawind 1000 XLs have a quasi-owner's layout with the port hull having an owner's double bunk amidships and an additional bow bunk. The head is aft to port and is one of the biggest you'll ever see on a relatively small cat. Starboard is the galley amidships, a forward bow bunk, and an aft cabin. You'll be surprised by how much room there is aboard - even when you're below. You'll also be surprised at her capabilities. She's upstream and upcurrent of the entire Pacific and waiting for another voyage South.
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Food poisoning happens when food that is contaminated by bacteria or a virus is eaten. Although food poisoning is always unpleasant, it is usually over quickly and has few complications. However, children can become seriously ill as a result of food poisoning due to their immaturity of their immune system and their ability to become quickly dehydrated.
The best way to avoid cross-contamination of food, is to always thoroughly wash your hands before preparing food, after you have handled raw foods (such as meat), after you've gone to the toilet, or handled your pet.
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