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If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer, you are probably all too familiar with those dreaded four words, "The cancer has spread." But as cancer treatments get better, people with metastatic cancer are living longer and with a better quality of life.
Our guests are Dr. Michelle Shayne, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York; Deb Violette, a 10-year survivor of stage III-a non-small cell lung cancer; and Cindy Beatty, who was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer in 2005. Deb and Cindy talk about their very personal experiences with metastatic cancer, and all three guests discuss the prospects for long-term survival and how treatment response varies by individual biology and cancer biology.
Staying Positive After a Diagnosis of Metastatic Cancer
Ms. Violette:
I was diagnosed with stage III-a non-small cell lung cancer. In my case that means that the lung cancer cells had metastasized to the center part of my chest, the lymph system and the mediastinum area. I was aware of the statistics surrounding lung cancer, and I was extremely anxious and fearful that it had gone beyond the lung itself. My doctor told me that I had approximately a 10 percent chance of living two years, and I was incredibly overwhelmed by that and fearful, as you can just well imagine. It felt like my entire life was rushing by me at that moment when he was telling me that I had lung cancer and that I had a 10 percent chance of living.
It took me maybe a couple of weeks after diagnosis to stop focusing on the 90 percent chance of dying and focus instead on the 10 percent that have been successful in living through this disease. And then I just felt an overwhelming presence of hope and being able to see the other end of this disease and continue living to the fullest.
Ms. Beatty:
I was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer that had already metastasized to my lungs and pelvis area as well. I immediately came home and started looking on the Internet for information about kidney cancer because I had never heard of anybody having kidney cancer, and so I really had no idea what kidney cancer was and what that entailed. And although the statistics on the Internet looked very gruesome, my doctor said that statistics really weren't for people and that what he wanted to focus on was the treatment itself.
I would say my mindset probably changed when I came home and immediately started looking for treatment plans, of which there were very few at the time because kidney cancer was a pretty new cancer so to speak. And there was one drug in particular that was under clinical trial at the time about to be FDA approved. So when I found out that my doctor could indeed get that drug for me, then I began to think that I might have a chance at least of starting some treatment of some sort.
Dr. Shayne:
It's such a personal thing. Everyone reacts in their own way. Many people are quite devastated, and some people have surprising approaches to learning about their diagnoses. So I try and approach everyone as an individual. I tell people that there are many diseases in the year 2008 that are not curable, and that we need to try to do whatever we can to optimize quality of life and how well they can tolerate the treatments, and just press onward.
How Metastatic Cancer and Secondary Cancer Differ
Dr. Shayne:
Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread from the site of disease origin. For example, breast cancer can metastasize or spread to areas such as the lungs, the liver, bones, and brain most commonly.
Secondary cancer is really quite a different phenomenon. That's more a term related to a [completely new] cancer that arises secondary to treatment for an original cancer. Chemotherapy drugs, which are very strong and can be quite toxic to healthy cells as well as malignant cells, can cause a second cancer such as leukemia to arise years after treatment of an original cancer.
There can also be second cancers, in other words cancers that are completely different from the original cancer that have nothing to do with the original cancer [or its treatment]. It is just a second, completely unique malignancy. The difference between those and metastatic cancer is that metastatic cancer is really the same type of cancer [as the original tumor] and then spread to a distant part of the body.
For example, colon cancer that spreads to the liver would not be [called] liver cancer. There is a separate entity of liver cancer where the cancer arises within the liver cells, but cancer that spreads from the colon to the liver is [called] metastatic colon cancer involving the liver.
Are Some Cancer Metastases Worse Than Others?
Dr. Shayne:
Basically, metastasis occurs when cancer cells travel to other sites. They have a predilection for specific sites. That's not to say that colon cancer might not travel to other less common areas, but a common place that colon cancer cells like to travel to is the liver. They also like to travel to lungs, for example. But particularly in late-stage disease there can be less common sites of involvement as more and more sites become involved.
In general, when organs are involved, such as the liver, that tends to portend a worse prognosis compared to, say, cancer metastasis involving bone. And it's all a matter of degree too, because if there's a small tumor that is a metastatic tumor, say in the liver, and it's isolated, then that's a very different situation from a liver that is nearly replaced with tumor.
Watching for Signs That Cancer Has Spread
Dr. Shayne:
Things like pain or a cough that doesn't go away can be signs that cancer has spread. I tell my patients that you are human, and you are going to pull a muscle every now and then, and you are going to have aches and pains after doing some heavy lifting. That can happen as part of just living day to day, but when you should start to become concerned and notify your physician is when the problem is worsening and just not going away. So if it's a cough that's lingering, and you have gone to your primary care physician and have gotten an antibiotic, and it's still lingering, then we really should do some sort of imaging study, at least start with a chest X-ray and possibly even get a CT scan of the lungs just to make sure that there is nothing going on that's more serious.
There are CT scans, bone scans and nuclear bone scans to test for metastasis, and there is imaging for the brain. Which test is used really depends on the situation, what you are looking for, and what the symptoms are, if any. There are also blood tests in certain situations, and there are standards and guidelines that oncologists follow when it's appropriate to do blood testing. But if there is a question, you can always ask the oncologist.
Testing for Spread of Breast Cancer
Dr. Shayne:
If there is any concern that breast cancer has spread to distant sites, a standard approach is to get a CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, and a bone scan. That's just routine restaging. And if metastatic cancer is found, we also like to have a sense of the extent of disease: how much disease, what organs are involved, what sites are involved. It helps us to prognosticate. It helps us as oncologists to devise plans for treatment.
If patients are complaining of headaches or dizziness or are unsteady on their feet and they have problems with vision, then I will also get some images of the brain, many times an MRI of the brain, a very detailed study.
And there are also scans called PET (positron emission tomography) scans that give a different kind of information. PET scans show us sites of active disease involvement, and CT scans show us what might be a lymph node that might be enlarged or an area that looks different in the liver that may be involved, that type of information. So it really depends what questions you are looking to answer.
And then in the case of ruling out metastatic breast cancer, I will order basic blood work and also tests called tumor markers. They are not perfect tests, and I point out to my patients that these tests are often not conclusive. But if someone has evidence of metastatic breast cancer, for example, and if one of these tumor markers is elevated above the normal limit, then it can be quite helpful because once we start treatment, we use that test as a baseline, and if the treatment is working, the numbers start to fall down towards the normal range, and that's very reassuring. It tells the oncologist and the patient that we are on the right track as far as treatment.
Getting the Upper Hand on Beating Metastatic Cancer
Dr. Shayne:
Different chemotherapy drugs are used in the setting of metastatic cancer. There are mainstay drugs that we use for patients whether they have metastatic disease or newly diagnosed disease. And there are a lot of variables that come into play when deciding whether or not to reuse a drug or a class of drugs that was used in the past or whether to design a completely novel approach to treatment.
You have to see what the interval of time has been between when the patient was last treated. Is it a substantial interval, or is it just a brief interval? If it's a brief interval, chances are you don't want to go back and reuse that same medicine. It didn't give you enough mileage, so to speak, so you leave that one behind, and you pick something different. Many times we will try and devise completely novel approaches that the patient's cancer has never experienced before.
I say not infrequently that cancer is a very smart enemy. It has a way of figuring out a lot of how our drugs work. And it's not too different from the way certain infectious diseases work too, particularly infectious diseases that are tough to eradicate, like HIV. We use multiple drugs at the same time to treat HIV. It's the same with certain types of cancer. Sometimes you need to use several drugs at the same time, and there are other times when you can pull back a little bit and use drugs in sequence, one after another. It's all about trying to outsmart your enemy and get the upper hand.
When Surgery or Radiation Are Best Used to Treat Metastatic Cancer
Dr. Shayne:
One approach to deciding when to use some other modalities to treat cancer, such as surgery or radiation, is to keep in mind that either of these works in a local fashion. We don't irradiate large areas. When you need to target a large area, for example for colon cancer that's metastatic to lungs and liver with multiple small tumors, then you don't want to use radiation in that situation. You reserve those local therapies, surgery and radiation, for situations where you can really target the tumor in a small region.
Say, for example, someone has one or two small liver lesions. There are situations with certain malignancies where sometimes you will turn to a surgeon to remove those small sites of involvement, and then you use chemotherapy either before or after to "mop that up." With some cancers you can observe an improved survival by employing such an approach. In the other situation, where a person could have involvement of liver and lungs and maybe some other sites, it doesn't make sense to use those local therapies like surgery or radiation because you are covering too wide a territory. That's a situation where chemotherapy is ideal because it's systemic treatment, and it covers a lot of territory in the system.
Living a Full Life with Metastatic Cancer
Ms. Violette:
I do a lot of advocacy work both with Lung Cancer Alliance at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Oncology Board. And I try to incorporate at least three days of exercise into my routine. I also try to watch what I eat.
Ms. Beatty:
I would say that I have a lot of faith. I am a Christian, and I go to church regularly, and I have spoken with my minister quite frequently. Another thing that's helped me is I immediately turned to a great support group. There is an organization in town called the Turning Point, which offers many classes including yoga, nutrition, how to deal with cancer. And so from the very beginning I have been very active in going to that organization and trying to keep myself open to what other possibilities there are other than just chemical treatment.
Why Cancer Treatments Work for Some but Not All
Dr. Shayne:
I think that that has to do with the unique tumor biology that can vary from person to person and cancer to cancer and within a type of cancer, cancer subtype to cancer subtype. There are more aggressive presentations, and there are less aggressive presentations. And there are less aggressive presentations that can evolve into more aggressive presentations. There is a constant changing series of variables that come into play that can have an impact on overall survival.
Also in terms of response to treatment, there are some tumors that are inherently very responsive to chemotherapy, for example, and others that are much, much less so. You can try one regimen and go to another regimen, and it just doesn't seem to be working well. And it's frustrating for patients, families and physicians. And then on the flip side, sometimes you try a particular regimen, and it just works great and it lasts a long time, and it's not transferable to the next person. It's just the unique tumor biology.
Also, people metabolize medications at different rates. For the most part we don't even incorporate that very unique variability into the dosing of chemotherapy. We are not quite there yet. It's got a long way to go, and research is constantly trying to push that limit. And there is this fine balance between the toxicity of treatment and how well or not well people can manage the drugs that they are taking to control the disease. Then separate from that, though, is how the cancer responds to the drugs, separate from the individual patients.
More Information About Metastatic Cancer
If you'd like to know more about metastatic cancer, listen to Beating the Odds: Long-term Survival with Metastatic Cancer, and hear how our guests answered questions from the audience.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A raft of U.S. economic data on Thursday from claims for jobless aid to factory activity and consumer prices pointed to a still tepid recovery and supported the argument for the Federal Reserve to maintain its monetary stimulus.
The Fed is currently buying $85 billion in bonds per month and has said it would keep up purchases until the labor market outlook improves substantially, although officials are increasingly divided over the wisdom of that course.
"The economy is in a holding pattern. It's not going to strengthen sufficiently to justify an end of the current program," said Millan Mulraine, senior economist at TD Securities in New York.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 20,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 362,000, unwinding the bulk of the prior week's decline, the Labor Department said.
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A fetus can be considered a victim when the mother is assaulted, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in an Allegan County case called "reprehensible'' by one of the judges.
Samuel Demetrious Ambrose was convicted of punching his disabled, pregnant girlfriend and holding her head underwater after dumping her out of a wheelchair and into a ditch in southern Allegan County.
Allegan County Circuit Court Judge Kevin W. Cronin sentenced Ambrose to a minimum of four years in prison for the May 2014 assault and witness intimidation. His sentence was lengthened because the judge counted the woman's unborn child as a second victim.
"I can't remember when I've been so appalled at a defendant's behavior of what – what cruelty, what total disregard for human life and decency there was in this particular incident,'' Cronin said at sentencing. He compared the assault to water-boarding.
Ambrose, 34, appealed his sentence, arguing that the unborn child should not have been counted as a victim.
In a six-page published decision released Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Court of Appeals disagreed.
"We conclude the trial court did not err in counting the fetus as a 'victim' when fashioning a sentence,'' justices wrote.
The appeals court noted there are already laws making it a felony to cause a miscarriage or stillbirth through criminal conduct.
"The facts of this case are reprehensible, leaving no doubt that (Ambrose) placed the mother and her fetus in both danger of death and physical injury,'' Appeals Court Judge Peter D. O'Connell wrote. "The trial court's departure was minimal and its reason for departure were extensive.''
Cronin exceeded the recommended sentencing guidelines by three months. He sentenced Ambrose to between 2 years, 8 months and four years for felonious assault. A conviction of witness intimidation earned him a second term of between 1 year, four months and four years.
The judge ordered that the sentences run consecutive, meaning they have to be served back-to-back rather than at the same time. Ambrose is not eligible for release until May 2018.
O'Connell called details of the case "reprehensible,'' saying it leaves no doubt that Ambrose placed the mother and her fetus "in both danger of death and physical injury.''
Cronin echoed a similar sentiment at a December 2014 sentence hearing.
"I just can't wrap my head around it,'' the judge said, according to court transcripts. "It's probably going to stick with me for quite some time.''
Ambrose held the woman's head under water in a ditch, which the judge called "callousness to the max degree.''
"This is something you'd only do to someone you're trying to destroy and this lady was pregnant,'' Cronin said. "It's just unspeakably, inhumanly belligerent and disrespectful to the child she was carrying as well as to herself.''


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About 40 million credit and debit card holders may have compromised their accounts by making purchases at Target stores during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company announced Thursday.
The massive data breach involving "unauthorized access to Target payment card data" occurred at stores across the country between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, potentially exposing both cards issued by Target and major brands such as Visa and Mastercard.The stolen data includes customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates and the three-digit security codes located on the backs of cards.
The company said it is "putting our full resources behind" investigating the incident and preventing similar incidents from happening in the future, partnering with "a leading third-party forensics firm" and alerting federal authorities and other financial institutions to the issue.
"Your trust is a top priority for Target, and we deeply regret the inconvenience this may cause," Target said in a letter to customers posted to its website. "The privacy and protection of our guests' information is a matter we take very seriously and we have worked swiftly to resolve the incident."
The Secret Service earlier confirmed it was investigating the security issue that began on Black Friday weekend.
Investigators believe the data stored in the cards' magnetic strips was hacked at Target cash registers, according to the security industry blog Krebs on Security, which first reported the breach and cited sources from two credit card issuers.
The chain has 1,797 stores in the United States and 124 in Canada.
In a letter to consumers, Target recommended that anyone who shopped at the store during the two-plus-week security breach check their accounts and report any unauthorized purchases or suspicious activity. Consumers can also monitor their credit report moving forward to flag issues with their accounts Target says anyone who suspects they are a victim of unauthorized activity should call them at 866-852-8680.


text: Hamline Career Link is the Career Development Center's on-line job posting, recruiting and communication system. Available 24/7/365, it allows students and alumni to have access to information and the ability to do job/internship search activities when it's convenient for them. Hamline Career Link is available to Hamline students and alumni only. The system also allows employers to post positions directly, schedule recruiting events, and join Piper Connect, a professional networking database. Login to Hamline Career Link and take advantage of the following features of the system: Review job & internship listings Browse hundreds of local and national opportunities from reputable employers. Streamline your search by applying filters based on your preferred industry, job function, and more. Create custom Job Search Agents so you'll be notified each time a new job that meets your interests is posted. Upload resumes & cover letters to apply to postings You can store multiple versions of your resume and cover letter in the system, and apply to postings with a click. Access Piper Connect, Hamline's professional networking database Connect with professionals, (mostly Hamline alums) in the field of your career interest for questions, advice and informational interviews. View CDC Handouts and Resources View and download information handouts and tips on wide range of topics such as cover letters, resumes, interviewing, internships, majors, networking, graduate school, and more. Documents are categorized and include descriptions that make it simple to identify the document's focus. Once you're logged in, just click the View Document Library link under the SHORTCUTS menu on your home page. Register for Events & Programs The Career Development Center offers a variety of workshops throughout the year to help you develop and refine your career-related skills. From writing a resume to preparing for a career fair; workshops provide all the tips and skills you need to ensure job search success. Simply login to view and RSVP for upcoming career events and workshops. Job Blast - be notified of job or internship opportunities that might be of interest to you Job Blast is a feature in Hamline Career Link which allows you to receive job or internship postings selected by the Career Development Center professionals. If you 'opt in' you will be notified via email when featured opportunities that match your major or interest area are posted in Hamline Career Link. To turn on the Job Blast email notification, login to your Hamline Career Link account, click "Privacy Settings' under the "Getting Started" menu on your student home page and select 'Yes' to Receive Email Job Blasts. Sign-up for On-Campus Recruiting All On-Campus Recruiting events such as interviews and information sessions are managed through Hamline Career Link. Simply login to find out which employers will be hosting interviews and information sessions on-campus. You can apply and sign-up for On-Campus Interviews and RSVP for Information Sessions at your convenience. Text Message Reminders Subscribe to receive text message reminders and stay up-to-date with all your career related commitments and upcoming opportunities. To receive text message alerts, click "Privacy Settings" under the "Getting Started" menu on your student home page and select "Yes" to Enable Text Message Alerts.. Login with Facebook or LinkedIn Don't want to remember another username and password? Don't worry! You have the option to login to Hamline Career Link through your Facebook or LinkedIn. All you need to do is authorize the connection between Facebook or LinkedIn and Hamline Career Link by logging into the social media account of your choice and then logging into Hamline Career Link and click the social media icons on the upper right corner of your home page. Once the two accounts have been authorized, you will be able to login to Hamline Career Link using your Facebook or LinkedIn username and password.


text: Students Excavate History from the Aleutian Islands to HamlineA Cheetos bag can give clues about the demolition of a building and paint chips in the dirt can speak volumes about an era. These are a few things you learn in the Hamline Anthropology Department if you come with an experimental mindset, a creative use of science, and enthusiasm to learn about cultures. Megan Harding, a graduating senior majoring in anthropology, has applied this perspective to artifacts buried at Hamline, and by graduation, she'll be on a boat to Alaska to research secrets hidden in the Aleutian Islands. She'll be joined on the Alaska trip by Professor Brian Hoffman, chair of the Anthropology Department, and Steve Goranson, a Hamline junior majoring in anthropology."A lot of my work is intentionally designed to introduce my students to other people so that they can start building their network, start seeing other ideas, and start seeing other ways of doing work. Related to that, this research gives them the chance to work in the field with biologists, geologists, and with people with other specialties," Hoffman said. "I think one of the most important things that we teach undergraduates is the importance of developing skills as collaborators."Hoffman, alongside a multidisciplinary team of researchers from across the nation, received a grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on Kiska Island, one of the western Aleutian Islands. Not only will the research provide answers about the cultural history of the Aleuts and their relationship to the environment, but it will also create a better understanding of the relationship between humans and changing ecological environments over the last several thousand years. The research team will spend part of their time at village excavation sites on Kiska Island to determine what time periods they may date to. "It's an amazing opportunity, one that can really kick start a career," Harding said. "I'm hoping to do something in cultural resource management and this is an ideal experience to get into that field." In addition to preparing for research in Alaska, Harding has been hard at work on her senior capstone inspired by Hoffman's unique class called Excavating Hamline's History (you can watch a video about this class below). The class allows for excavations on parts of Hamline's campus in order to unearth evidence of the university's rich past. In her research, Harding specifically explores Hamline's long relationship with the community through archeological evidence. Through their excavations, Hoffman, Harding, and the class found a Cheetos wrapper from the 1971 demolition of a Hamline science hall, a road paver from Simpson Avenue, a toy horseshoe, beakers from the science rooms, and a little blue train set."I'm tying it back to Hamline's history with the community, making it about public archeology and landscape archeology, getting the community involved, and remembering that Hamline is part of a larger history," Harding said. "The science hall once had a natural history museum that had a gorilla display that brought people from hundreds of miles away to see it because people had never seen gorillas. We've got some stories from neighbors about how men would dare each other to climb around the ledge of the building and try to make it all the way around before the librarian caught him and chased him off. It was a bunker during the war and it was a theater also. Kids in the community would help with plays. It was a very key building in the community," Hoffman, Harding, and Goranson will leave Saint Paul for five three weeks of research on May 13. Even though this research opportunity cuts spring semester short and means Harding will be on a boat to the Aleutian Islands during the commencement ceremony, she plans to bring her cap and gown to celebrate her achievements with her fellow Pipers in spirit.


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Rapper Desiigner and four other people were arrested in Manhattan Thursday night on drugs and weapons charges, police said.
The artist - real name Sidney Royel Selby III - was picked up just after 9 p.m. near the Lincoln Tunnel on 42nd St.
He faces one count each of criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree and menacing, as well as two counts related to possession of a controlled substance.
Media reports said the rapper was detained following a traffic dispute in the tunnel which allegedly involved the flashing of a weapon. Police reportedly found drugs in his car after he was stopped.
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NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week - No. 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kendra De Jong of Northwestern (Iowa) has been named the final NAIA National Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the 2013 season, the national office announced Tuesday. De Jong was selected based on her performances from Feb. 18 - Feb. 24 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated group winners.
De Jong, a 6-foot forward, averaged 21.0 points, 16.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists to lead the Red Raiders to a 2-0 week. In a 89-63 victory over Mount Marty (S.D.) on Feb. 20, De Jong tallied a team-high 23 points and collected a game-high 16 rebounds, five assists and two steals. The senior from Hospers, Iowa, followed that performance her 12 double-double of the season by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds in an upset victory against No. 7 Concordia (Neb.) in the Great Plains Athletics Conference semifinals. De Jong has recorded seven-straight double-doubles.
Nationally, De Jong ranks fifth in total rebounds per game (10.76) and total rebounds (312), 11th field goal percentage (.532), and 19th in points per game (17.55).
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
Nominees: Karyn Bixler, Saint Mary (Neb.); Samantha Saladino, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Abbey Hengesbach, Concordia (Mich.); Tara Hay, Reinhardt (Ga.); Yesenia Lora, Webber International (Fla.); Trenia Barbee, Asbury (Ky.); Paige Smith, Indiana Wesleyan; Felicity Jones, College of Idaho; Maria Tamburrino, Roosevelt (Ill.); Hannah Steele, Jamestown (N.D.).
2012-13 Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (Jan. 8): Laura Johnson, Bethel (Ind.)
Week 2 (Jan. 15): Morgan Stuut, Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Week 3 (Jan. 22): Karyn Bixler, Saint Mary (Neb.)
Week 4 (Jan. 29): Hannah Sabol, Concordia (Mich.)
Week 5 (Feb. 5): Chelsea Davis, Michigan-Dearborn
Week 6 (Feb. 12): Kendra De Jong, Northwestern (Iowa)
Week 7 (Feb. 19): Jami Thramer, Midland (Neb.)
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A list of frequently asked questions that will hopefully address any issue that might spring to mind before you even decide to bring it up.
- Is the Zen Garden accepting new submissions?
- Yes! After a few years hiatus, the CSS Zen Garden has been re-opened with an HTML5 refresh for its ten year anniversary. Submit your work here, or view instructions for submitting on GitHub below.
- What browsers should I support with my design?
- Unlike the first run, we're now looking forward instead of back. IE9 is your minimum cutoff on the desktop, otherwise target the most recent versions of other desktop browsers. You should test your work on mobile browsers as well; recent iOS and Android browsers should be on your testing list. All designs should have the proper vendor prefixes where required — work that is -webkit- prefixed only is not acceptable.
- Can I use CSS3, responsive, etc. in my design?
- Yes! Forget the old browser requirements and CSS limitations, modern responsive designs and CSS3 are all acceptable, and even expected. Rounded corners, shadows, transitions, etc. are all just fine. (Make sure to see the note about prefixes above, however.)
- Can I use web fonts in my design?
- Yes, but please ensure your license allows you to distribute them on a publicly-available site. In most cases this means you should limit yourself to free fonts; due to the way the Zen Garden style switching works hosted font services are not currently viable (but perhaps one day they will be.)
- How do I submit my design on GitHub?
- If you're reading this, let's assume you know how GitHub works. The repo is here; clone a copy, create a new branch (don't skip the new branch step), and add your design as a new top-level folder the same way the other ones exist. Submit your branch as a pull request, and we'll have a look. If none of that made sense, just use the standard form. And you probably won't get the exact number or folder name you submitted as if your design is chosen.
- How do I get in touch with a certain designer?
- Follow the link to their own site, and use the contact options there. If the site no longer exists, we can't get in touch with them either. No really. Ten years is a long time on the internet.
- Where did this idea come from?
- It's been something I've thought about doing for a long time. Inspired in roughly equal parts by Chris Casciano's Daily CSS Fun, the Hack Hotbot contest, and an independent idea I've had stuck in my head forever, I finally committed to creating this.
- Who created it?
- Dave Shea, a web designer from Vancouver, Canada.
- Why a page refresh when loading new styles?
- It's tempting to think it could be handled with a Javascript style switcher instead of the current server-side method. There are two important reasons why it's better not to: 1) you can bookmark each style this way. 2) the Javascript method only adds to the existing style, instead of replacing it. A flush would be necessary to clear each one, and the simplest way to achieve this just happens to be a page refresh.
- How do I view each design's CSS?
- There's a convenient link under the 'Resources' header titled 'View This Design's CSS'. Guess what that does?
- How do I see the unstyled HTML file?
- By following this link. Use your browser's view source function to see the full markup source, or download the source and open it in your favourite text editor.
- Font resizing breaks some of the designs!
- Yes, it may. See this article for why the fancy image work of the Garden and font scaling don't go so well together. However, starting from submission 11 or so, all new designs must account for at least two font sizes larger than the default. Hopefully this will satisfy any font scaling urges.
- How are you switching style sheets like that?
- The Zen Garden uses a customized PHP script to allow for maximum flexibility. You may download that script in PHP or ASP formats and use it freely in your own work. Alternatively, there exists an excellent Javascript style switcher available from A List Apart that uses cookies to keep a selected style persistent.
- Can I use these designs for other things?
- You may not use any of the graphics (image files: GIF, JPG, and PNG) on the Zen Garden elsewhere without the original designer's written permission. There are no exceptions to this. The Garden is about learning from other people's work, but not using it uncompensated. While the CSS files themselves are provided as-is under a very open Creative Commons license, we'd encourage you to learn from them and create your own designs instead of using them as a basis for your work. Go ahead and learn from the files, and grab bits and pieces of the CSS as you need them. But if you're using the bulk of the original .css file and only changing a few colours and images, you're basically cloning the design. Please e-mail the designer for permission before doing this, and respect their wishes if they prefer that you don't.
- Is the CSS Zen Garden fully accessible?
Probably not. The markup is as semantic as possible and WAI-ARIA roles have been added where appropriate. The "A11y" link on the main Zen Garden page even used to point to automated tests that checked the Zen Garden's markup for AAA/Section 508 compliance. It passed, but these validators are no longer available.
But even with those measures, accessibility was not necessarily achieved. The WCAG guidelines contain multiple checkpoints which can not be tested automatically; they require a judgment call made by a human, not software. Many designs use techniques (hiding text from the browser, fonts sized with the
pxunit) which are by nature inaccessible, so the CSS of any particular design is as relevant as the markup when it comes to accessibility.
In some cases and with certain designs, the Zen Garden may come close to achieving AAA compliance. But we can't in good conscience say that the Zen Garden is a fully accessible site, since we now need such a long disclaimer.
- What ever happened to that big huge list of designs?
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Well they are finally announced as the SDCC exclusive.
What do you think?
Well they are finally announced as the SDCC exclusive.
What do you think?
Drowning in a Sea of Plastic.
Prince Adam looks great ... as for Orko. Hmmm.
It's a shame I'll never get a chance to own either of these as they're exclusive to SDCC and if they are sold on Matty they'll be gone in minutes.
I feel rather let down.
What did you guys see? I only saw a split second of it when they were saying they would be right back! Still looked good though! Cant wait
I Didn't Slap You! I High-Fived You In The Face!
Adam looks good, but I feel his black belt is a little high up.. That's not a big deal for me tho! I cant wait to own the Prince!!
Orko: Not sure yet. I like his size..
I missed it hope there are some images soon
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Last Time Eye Checked U Were Sleepin'
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I keep everything MOC and am not happy that Prince Adam will just being laying down in the Orko package. BOOO!!!!
They put more into Mo-Larr and Skeletor than Prince Adam and Orko
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LOVE THEM! Prince Adam was my number one most wanted figure! And OF COURSE the translucent Orko is gonna be the show exclusive and the regular one will be available on Matty. Seriously, how could it be anything else?
And HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORAY for finally getting Orko in the RIGHT SCALE!!!
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I was thinking that they would have made them in a nicer 2pk. With Adam on the bottom its not as cool but I will have one.
I Didn't Slap You! I High-Fived You In The Face!
Good to know! Thanks!
I love an all inclusive canon!
I really like the "normal" original Orko. Nicely sized, too. Personally, I don't want a transparent, britle plastic Orko.
Sweet!!! I love translucent figures.
Adam looks amazing!!!...
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The non translucent one looks a whole heck of a lot better. Just sayin-.
Well, I called it (he said smugly). Mattel gets to use their big statue one more time. Adam looks pretty good, and so does Orko, surprisingly, as I hates Orko with a passion.
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I don't have televisiosn, so I missed it. Why is there an Orko in a bowl? Does he do soemthing when wet?
Also, to the Filmation buffs, what's the significance of a transparent Orko? Does he have a power that it is meant to represent?
He changes to a transparent colour to simulate disappearing. only the Comic Con Orko however. That's a cool feature. I MUST get one...I love action features.
I think it's pretty dumb to have Adam laying on the package floor, instead of standing behind Orko or something. Just seems weird cause he looks pretty awesome.
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I'm sure the Matty version will be packaged as "Prince Adam". I am guessing that the SDCC version may be the only way to get Orko's bio though.
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Adam is amazing and Orko is cool, cannot wait to get a set!!
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The orkos look like some kind of oversized mutated finger puppet/pencil topper hybrid.
They look a bit to small. He may porportional to the other figures but he/they still look to small to me.
(yes. I dissed on orko)
Anyone going that would be willing to pick up one for me please?
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Well other than the people on the site that seem to doubt EVERYTHING until they see pictures, we knew Orko was coming. Now we see the difference in the SDCC and website one too. Di they make it clear though with Adam if both SDCC and the Website would ahve the same head? I saw they has a He-Man sculpt head sitting there. I didn't hear if that head was included or not (which I don't think it should be).
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After the success of 'Rigoletto', Verdi called on librettist Salvadore Cammarano in 1851 for his new opera 'Il Trovatore', based on the eponymous play by Spanish playwright Antonio García Gutiérrez. Verdi takes us to 15th century northern Spain to witness the tragic destiny of those under the control of the gypsy Azucena, who seeks to avenge the death of his mother. The first percussion notes are solemn, setting the tone for Verdi s masterpiece, whose main themes include abandonment, passion, power, love for one s parents and vengeance. The music is sometimes tender and sensuous, with exceptional energy and force, revealing daring and mastery in its musical and vocal language. This production marked a double first: the debut of Russian stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov at La Monnaie and the first Verdi interpretation by Marc Minkowski.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
¡Announcing the first annual Brown Friday holiday shopping guide!
4 comments:
- Luzma Umpierre said...
El unico problemita es que los libros que recomiendas son de la gente nueva. Nuestras pioneras a veces no tienen dinero ni para comer y nadie se ocupa de traer nueva vida a sus obras ni de difundirla. En adicion, los jovenes ni se ocupan de agradecerles el haber abierto caminos. Asi que alabo la decision, la cual anuncie en NC cuando dije "50 Shades of Brown This Year, not 50 Shades of Mediocrity." Gracias por esta iniciativa.
- November 19, 2012 at 8:10:00 AM MST
- AlvaradoFrazier said...
The Boy Kings of Texas by Domingo Martinez is a memoir of one man's life in South Texas. The storytelling of painful episodes during his "coming of age" periods are told with realism, humor, sarcasm, and profound insight.
- November 19, 2012 at 10:56:00 AM MST
- Luzma Umpierre said...
Once again, I am not asking you to buy my book. If you want to, that is your choice. I am asking you to support these people, women mostly who are Pioneers and who very few of the young ever recognize and thank.If your name is among those of the featured books here, you owe a world of gratitude to these women pioneers. Is it that difficult just to press a link and subscribe to journal that is free or buy art work from one of them or the lastes book by another one of them?
I would rather have you buy for the Holidays gifts for your friends and familia from Sandra María Esteves collection of earrings and from the banned books list in Arizona the works of those who are TRULY commited to social justice. You may also want to give me an extra gift for free. Please go to Ana Castillo's webpage below and subscribe to the La tolteza-zine. http://www.anacastillo.com/content/ It is free and you will support the building of an world class at the caliber of the one created by Ana's friend: Rosario Ferre.That would make me happy! These are the links:
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- November 19, 2012 at 11:51:00 AM MST
- Kathleen Alcala said...
Ditto The Boy Kings of Texas, a National Book Award finalist.
Don't forget children's books by Latino/a writers, including my colleague, Carmen Bernier-Grand, who writes biographies of famous Latina/os, including "Frida - Viva la vida," Picasso, Alicia Alonso, and coming up, Dali.
A wonderful book I turn to now and then is a collection of "Selected Verse" by Federico Garcia Lorca in a bilingual edition edited by Christopher Maurer.
I'm not going to single out any of the other wonderful writers I know, viejas y nuevas, old and new, so I hope you will promote your work. Thank you for engaging in what can seem an uphill profession. And thanks to our presses and editors as well.
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I've been enjoying an annual tradition of mine this past month: reading my favorite seed catalogs and dreaming of the coming garden. I especially like seeing what new varieties there are and finding varieties may have been around, but are new to me. Every year I try to grow some things I haven't grown before. Last year I grew three new vegetables:
- Romanesco Cauliflower (sometimes classified as broccoli, but trust me, it's all cauliflower) which is pictured above. This was fun to grow and eat, so I'll grow it again for sure.
- Celery– the seed was really hard to germinate, so I only had one plant, but I found that I could take some outer stalks all summer when I needed a bit of celery flavor and it continued to grow into a nice full head that I harvested in the fall. I'd really like to have about six plants this year.
- Dinosaur/Lacinato Kale– I've only grown the frilly kales in the past and I did like the dark green leaves and lettuce-like shape, but in my garden it was WAY more susceptible to cabbage moths than the other kales I've grown. I'd like to grow both this and some of the other kale this year.
- UPDATE: How could I forget the tomatoes I tried last year for the first time? Pineapple Heirloom and Black Cherry – we loved these and I'll definitely grow them again!
So far I've found ten new (or new-to-me) varieties that I'd like to try (though notice last year there were only three…maybe my dreams are a bit bigger in January than in April?):
Note: I'm providing links to these for your convenience in case you're interested in them as well, but I am not affiliated with any of the seed providers. The images are all from the linked sites, as well.
1. Lipstick Pepper – this was recommended (by a reader, I think?) because it's early and ripens well in the north. It's a sweet pepper that's characterized as "super sweet." Hmmm…I'm always looking for a pepper that ripens all the way in our season (remember: green peppers are just unripe peppers!).
2. Alma Paprika Pepper – it's a different shape than I'm used to, but I think it would be fun to grow and dry my own paprika and they say that this one "is the perfect pepper to dry to produce the popular spice but is also eaten fresh, and yields are very abundant so you can use it both ways." And it starts out cream, which would make for a pretty plant.
3. Amarillo (Yellow) Carrot – I just think it's fun to grow different colored carrots! This one is supposed to be really sweet and tasty (I have found that we don't care for white carrots, so I stick to red, orange, and yellow varieties).
4. Diamond Pepper- Another small pepper that ripens early with good yields (see a trend here?). Again, I think it's fun to have different colors and this is a creamy color that has a "mild flavor" – whatever that means.
5. White Russian Kale – I think this would be a beautiful plant in the garden- even in pots close to the house for easy harvest in the winter! And this was interesting from the catalog: " From a flavor standpoint, there's no question that the Siberian/Russian kales are unequaled." Maybe I shouldn't bother with the dino kale?
6. Green Mist Cauliflower – I know, another green cauliflower…but isn't it pretty?
7. Black Krim tomato – I've tried lots of tomatoes over the years and like to keep exploring all the options out there. This description sold me on this one: "Krims are strikingly iridescent purple on the outside, usually with dark green-black shoulders and noticeable catfacing. Interiors are part black, too, with an unusual juicy yet meaty taste and texture." Interestingly, they should be harvested when half green and still firm. I can't wait for tomato season!
8. Tigerella tomato – this one's right up my alley as it has high yields AND produces in cool summers!
9. Chianti Rose tomato – I just can't help trying lots of new tomatoes each year…what is it about tomatoes and gardeners? This tomato is supposed to be earlier than other large fruited heirlooms- and remember how hard I try to get those first tomatoes?
10. Indigo Rose tomato – dare I? A black-purple tomato? Actually, the purple coloring occurs on the portion of the fruit that is exposed to light, while the shaded portion starts out green and turns deep red when mature. This is all over the place and "the" new tomato this year, so I think I have to try it, don't you?
What varieties would you like to grow this year?
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Italian Prime Minister attends FIVB World League Finals in Florence
Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi joined 9,000 other passionate volleyball fans in the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence on Friday as he cheered on the host nation, Italy, during their 3-0 victory over Australia. The Italians eventually bowed out in the semifinals against world No. 1 Brazil, who fell short of the top prize as they were defeated by USA in a gripping final, 3-1.
The four-day competition which ran in Florence from July 16-20 and its success was widely attributed to the innovative changes that the FIVB introduced as part of their ongoing commitment to developing the sport. One of the biggest changes to this year's premier men's volleyball event was the decision to increase the number of participating nations from 18 to 28. This had an instant impact on the quality of play on the court and also on the number of spectators in the stands.
Following the successful event President Graça said: "The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League Finals in Florence provided a fitting conclusion to what has been the best ever edition of the FIVB Volleyball World League. We are delighted to have seen the positive impact our changes have made. The reaction from the athletes and the fans has been excellent and this has really raised the bar for all future competitions.
"We are confident that retaining the 2014 formula for next year's event will allow us to build on this momentum and ensure that we continue to deliver the best possible experience for athletes and fans. Our focus now turns to next month's Men's World Championship in Poland which I am sure will deliver an equally high standard of elite volleyball competition."
The quadrennial FIVB Men's World Championship event will be held in Poland between August 30 and September 21. The opening match, Poland-Serbia, will be held in the iconic National Stadium and many VIPs from the global sports community are expected to attend.


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Lady Gaga Rocks Massive Rainbow Ponytail in Tokyo – Pic of the Week
Lady Gaga is known for her array of hairstyles and colorful wigs, and Mother Monster went all out with her 'do while arriving in Tokyo recently.
Gaga greeted her Japanese fans in the capital city wearing a black leather dress with studs. While her ensemble, including her sky-high lace-up heel boots, was on the darker side, she added a pop of color with her massive rainbow ponytail.
It's the same style as the pink updo she rocked in the 'Born This Way' video (remember when she's wearing the skull makeup?), but this time she swapped the hot pink color for a mix of bright shades for the flipped, almost bouffant-like, hip-length ponytail.
We wonder how much that ponytail weighs … It looks like it could a strain of the average person's neck! But if it was weighing down on her beautiful dome, she didn't let it show — Gaga was all smiles as she waved to fans at Narita International Airport, and she even went up to the crowd to pose for pictures and accept gifts from her Japanese little monsters.
Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball will impact Tokyo on Thursday, May 10 and Saturday, May 12, and Sunday, May 13. Put your paws up and get ready to party, Japan!


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Babs in Atlanta
July 13, 2012 by Becca
I am in love. Madly, crazy in love. It's sort of disgusting.
So when my love whisked me away to Atlanta for a weekend to meet his entire fam, my blinders were full on and I didn't get nervous until I left for the airport. And then I got really, really nervous.
No, it wasn't the flying this time. It was stepping off the plane and into 48 hours of familial judgment (which, in the end, was all in my head).
I tried to alleviate my fears by doing what I do best: planning like a true Type A. To Yelp! To the visitor guides! What are the top things to do in a city that I have flown and driven through, oh, 125,335,532 times, but never actually stopped in?!
Being slightly manic in college about Gone With The Wind (yes, I'm totally one of those girls), I decided that top of my list was the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum. I just had to see where she had written that book.
But before I dragged my boyfriend through said museum, I had booked us for brunch at a spot in Midtown that I found on Yelp. Babs, it said, has a lot of personality. "Vivacious servers with strong opinions," in fact. Reviews were mixed, but the menu looked fab online and it was within walking distance to the Margaret Mitchell Museum, so we gave it a shot.
The restaurant's branding is inviting. "A great place to gather," it says from the outside. But when you walk in, there's a sign that reads 'No whining!', and while the dining room is comfortable and sort of unstructured, you quickly realize the servers are sassy, witty, and in control.
Each Sunday for brunch, Babs serves up a different themed menu, and that particular Sunday it was a Fourth of July-meets-running theme, I guess, because the 10K that runs through downtown Atlanta on the Fourth of July is a pretty big deal (read: the biggest in the country).
I ordered a mimosa. "I don't know what time it is in your world, sweetheart, but here in Georgia we don't serve booze until 12:30," Randy, our eccentric server (and, I learned later, the owner) quipped at me.
Instead, he brought us the day's elixir, which was like a nonalcoholic purple sangria full of fruit. Turns out, they concoct a different fresh elixir each day, and the drink is packed with fruits high in antioxidants, creating a flavor that can stand on its own or accompany alcohol well.
Later, he brought us mini bottles of champs to pour into them, which was perfect, and better than any plain orange mimosa.
I ordered the pizza special that wasn't on the menu. It was, quite simply, amazing. The pazet was a house-made pita that was pressed to be toasty. On top, melted, lemon-scented mascarpone cheese, covered with in-house-smoked prosciutto. All that, topped with eggs over easy, and some frisée with lemon vinaigrette. I didn't want to share.
My love ordered the falafel wrap. The falafel is also homemade, and topped with tzatziki sauce and served with lettuce and tomato. First time I've had falafel in a tortilla wrap, and it was rather tasty, but my pizza won the cake.
He also ordered special side dishes to his liking: scrambled eggs with cheese, and grits on the side. It was no problem fulfilling this special request, and the grits were great.
I also ordered a side of gazpacho, which was a tiny ramekin packed with fresh watermelon and cucumber, colored peppers and fresh herbs from the garden.
Turns out, Randy grows tons of herbs and spices in the tiny garden outside the restaurant's little patio. Grape vines are growing up the fence dividing the patio from the parking lot, and the fresh grapes and peppers are struggling to grow under the Hotlanta sun.
Right now, he told us, about 10 percent of the restaurant's herbs and spices come from that garden. But in the first week of August, about 30 percent of what's served in Babs is fresh from just outside the steps.
I liked the place. It was tiny, cluttered, and dusty … but it had personality, a true foundation of farm-to-table (or parking-lot-to-table, shall we say), and really delicious food. Randy even refilled our elixirs in plastic roadies for our trek to the Margaret Mitchell Museum.
The Bitches say: A. The food is just as great as the personality of the place (and its quirky employees!). Don't go with your parents, or if you're easily offended.
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