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The Sports Xchange
NASCAR Driver Capsules, Nov. 6
By Jerry Bonkowski and Bob Moore
Capsules for all drivers competing in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: After being tied with Matt Kenseth heading into this past Sunday's race at Texas, Jimmie Johnson regained sole possession of first place. He leads Kenseth by seven points and is 40 points ahead of third-ranked Kevin Harvick.
PHOENIX RECORD: 20 career starts, 4 wins, 13 top-5s, 16 top-10s, 1 pole. Best career finish: First in fall 2007, spring 2008, fall 2008 and fall 2009. Finished 32nd in this race last year and was second in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Johnson knows his slim lead over Kenseth means virtually nothing. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race at PIR, which is one of his best tracks: "There's still a lot of racing left, and the two tracks that remain on the schedule are very challenging tracks. Last year we were in this situation with a points lead. We had a seven point lead going into Phoenix and had a very bad race and blew a right front tire. Actually had a decent race going but blew out a right front tire and hammered the wall. It really hurt our opportunity and our chance to win a sixth championship then. So I'm just not going to put my guard down. We need to go into Phoenix, race well. We finished second there in the spring, so we feel strong about our setup and the performance we should have there, but that doesn't guarantee us anything, and we need to go out and have a good strong, clean weekend."
LOOKING BACK: Johnson did what he had to do at Texas, dominating the race - led 255 of 334 laps -- en route to his sixth win of the season, one less than Matt Kenseth's seven wins.
ETC.: Johnson has completed 99.4 percent (6,282) of the 6,321 total laps contested in 20 career starts at Phoenix. His average start there is 12.5 and his average finish is an outstanding 6.4. He has zero DNFs there.
20 MATT KENSETH, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After being in a tie with Jimmie Johnson heading into this past Sunday's race at Texas, Kenseth left the Lone Star State in second place, seven points behind Johnson. He leads third-ranked Kevin Harvick by 33 points.
PHOENIX RECORD: 22 career starts, 1 wins, 5 top-fives, 9 top-10s, 1 poles. Best career finish: First in fall 2002. Finished 14th in this race last year and was seventh in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Kenseth goes from what historically had been one of his best tracks (Texas) to one of his most marginal tracks (Phoenix). He can't leave PIR with more than a 10-point deficit between himself and Johnson, lest he may be too far away to catch Johnson in the season finale at Homestead next week. Here's Kenseth's thoughts on Sunday's pivotal race: "We're right in it (championship battle). As good as my team is, even if nobody has any trouble -- if we hit everything right we can have days like (Johnson) had (at Texas) and we've had them this year. I still feel good, I'm still confident. I wish I was seven points ahead, but at the end of the day it's in our hands."
LOOKING BACK: Try as he may, Kenseth just could not get closer to Johnson at Texas, ultimately finishing for a still very good fourth-place finish.
ETC.: Kenseth has struggled in his career at Phoenix, having completed just 91.4 percent (6,382) of the 6,945 total laps contested in 22 career starts at Phoenix. His average start is 20.1, while his average finish is a marginal 17.2. He has four DNFs there.
29 KEVIN HARVICK, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Kevin Harvick moved back into sole possession of third place after Texas. He trails points leader Jimmie Johnson by 40 points, second-ranked Matt Kenseth by 33 points and leads fourth-ranked Kyle Busch by 12 points.
PHOENIX RECORD: 21 career starts, 3 wins, 6 top-fives, 10 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: First in spring and fall 2006 and fall 2012. Was first in this race last year and 13th in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Phoenix has long been one of Harvick's best tracks and he's likely to have yet another strong finish there on Sunday. Here's his thoughts on the season's second-to-last race: "You really have to have an understanding of the track. Every time we go back, I feel like we learn something different. We really did well at Phoenix last year, and also ran well there earlier this season, but we didn't play the strategy game correctly at the end and lost the track position we needed. I feel like you have to play the strategy game; the track is still racy enough where you can make up time if your car is good, but you need to stay focused on strategy. Phoenix has done a great job redesigning the track. It's a great place for us as a team, but you have to play the game right with the strategy."
LOOKING BACK: Harvick followed up his sixth-place finish at Martinsville with an eighth-place showing at Texas this past Sunday. While he remains in mathematical contention for the championship, it's likely he won't finish the season higher than third.
ETC.: Harvick has completed 99.7 percent (6,611) of the 6,633 total laps contested in 21 career starts at Phoenix. His average start is 18.5 and average finish is 12.9. He has zero DNFs there.
18 KYLE BUSCH, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After dropping from a tie for third to fifth after Martinsville, Kyle Busch climbed back one spot into fourth place following Texas. He trails points leader Jimmie Johnson by 52 points, is 12 points behind third-ranked Kevin Harvick and leads fifth-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 10 points.
PHOENIX RECORD: 17 career starts, 1 wins, 3 top-fives, 10 top-10s, 2 poles. Best career finish: First in fall 2005. Finished third in this race last year (after starting from the pole) and was a disappointing 23rd in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Another Chase, another championship opportunity gone by the wayside. That's the case for Kyle Busch, who many thought would break through for his first Cup crown in 2013. Unfortunately, he will fall short. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race at Phoenix: "Barring Kansas, I think we've done a really nice job and the way - knock on wood - there wasn't a big one at Talladega that didn't get any championship contenders really, but that's where you try to make up ground when you can, when some of those guys have a bad day and you don't. That's when you make up big ground and nobody really did anything. It was just a little bit of swap here and there. Other than that, we've run a lot better this year than in years past. Apparently, there's still a lot more room for improvement just with the bar that those guys at the front have set."
LOOKING BACK: Busch struggled at Texas. Although he led two laps, he still couldn't do better than his eventual 13th-place finish.
ETC.: Busch has completed 96.3 percent (5,184) of the 5,382 total laps contested in 17 career starts at Phoenix. His average start is 13.1, while his average finish is 13.9. He has one DNF there.
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR., Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbed two spots, from seventh to fifth, after Texas. He trails points leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson by 62 points, is 10 points behind fourth-ranked Kyle Busch and is seven points ahead of the sixth-place tie between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer.
PHOENIX RECORD: 22 career starts, 2 wins, 5 top-fives, 9 top-10s and 0 poles. Best career finish: First in 2003 and 2004. Finished 21st in this race last year and was fifth in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Earnhardt is on the cusp of finishing with his best overall ranking in the Sprint Cup standings since he was fifth in 2006 (he was also seventh in 2011). Junior is also winding up his third consecutive Chase appearance for the first time in his career. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race at Phoenix: "Winning a race would really lift the team's spirits. You work too hard all season long not to get to Victory Lane. I know how much the guys want the win on the team, so that's what we're working for now. We've got two races to go and we'd love to get a win in one of them and continue to have a good run in the Chase." Earnhardt's last win was in June 2012 at Michigan, which was his first win since June 2008, also at Michigan).
LOOKING BACK: Although he didn't lead a lap, Earnhardt had an outstanding race at Texas, a place where he won the first Sprint Cup race of his career back in 2000. Unfortunately this time, he came close but couldn't beat the commanding performance by Jimmie Johnson, with Earnhardt ultimately finishing second in the Lone Star State.
ETC.: Earnhardt has completed 93.0 percent (6,461) of the 6,945 total laps contested in 22 career starts at Phoenix. His average start is 17.8, while his average finish is an almost identical 17.6. He has three DNFs there.
24 JEFF GORDON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: After having his best weekend of the season with a win at Martinsville, Jeff Gordon had his worst weekend of 2013 at Texas. He crashed early and lost 42 points in the standings, dropping him from third and into a tie for sixth place with Clint Bowyer. He now trails points leader Jimmie Johnson by 69 points, is seven points behind fifth-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is four points ahead of eighth-ranked Greg Biffle.
PHOENIX RECORD: 29 career starts, 2 wins, 10 top-fives, 20 top-10s, 3 poles. Best career finish: First in spring 2007 and spring 2011. Was 30th in this race last year (crashed) and ninth in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Even though he's out of contention for the Chase, Gordon is still looking for a big bounce back Sunday at Phoenix to hopefully end up the season with a third- or fourth-place finish. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race: "This is a track that has been on our radar - one that we need to perform better at. We were decent here earlier this year, but we need to step it up this weekend. I put this track in the same category as Kansas - not the kind of track we excel at because of a recent repave. But I hope we leave Phoenix similar to the way we left Kansas (third place five weeks ago). We executed well at Kansas, we had a great car there and we had great strategy. The performance surprised even me."
LOOKING BACK: Gordon wrecked at Texas fairly early, spent a lengthy time in the garage for repairs and ultimately finished a disappointing 38th.
ETC.: Gordon has completed 98.0 percent (8,889) of 9,074 total laps contested in 29 career starts at Phoenix. His average start is 10.9, and average finish is 11.4 He also has three DNFs there.
15 CLINT BOWYER, Toyota
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Clint Bowyer remained in sixth place for the second week in a row after Texas, only this time he's also tied with Jeff Gordon. Bowyer trails points leader Jimmie Johnson by 69 points, is seven points behind fifth-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is four points ahead of eighth-ranked Greg Biffle.
PHOENIX RECORD: 16 career starts, 0 wins, 2 top-fives, 6 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: Second in spring 2008. Was 28th in this race last year (wrecked by Jeff Gordon) and sixth in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Will Bowyer look for revenge from Jeff Gordon after last year's wreck at Phoenix? Unlikely now, given that both drivers are all but eliminated from the Chase championship. Still, Bowyer has goals for this Sunday's race. Here's what he had to say: "I have a lot of confidence coming into Phoenix and we still have some goals to finish up this season. I think a top-five for our team, with everything that we've gone through, a top-five finish in the Chase would be a great accomplishment and goal for us and that is where my mind is at right now."
LOOKING BACK: After finishing third at Martinsville the week before, Bowyer had a decent run at Texas, ultimately finishing 10th.
ETC.: Bowyer has completed 98.5 percent (4,995) of 5,070 total laps contested in 16 career starts at Phoenix. His average start is 18.9 and average finish is 16.9. He has two DNFs there.
16 GREG BIFFLE, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 8th, 73 points out of first place.
PHOENIX RECORD: Seven top-10 finishes including five top-five's in 19 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Biffle said, "I love going to the desert and I'm really looking forward to Phoenix this weekend. We had a good car in the spring at Phoenix until we got back in traffic (he led 39 laps). But we've been working on our short track program so I'm confident going into this weekend. We still can finish in the top five (in the standings) with a good run at Phoenix and another one at Homestead."
LOOKING BACK: Biffle finished 12th at Texas. "That was a tough one," said Biffle. "The car wasn't very good in traffic and it seemed like we missed maybe the front gaps a little bit on the start. We didn't get it (right) until it seemed like about 20 to go or 30 or 50 or whatever that last stop was. We just weren't where we wanted to be. It was a tough day."
ETC.: Biffle said he is rooting for his former teammate, Matt Kenseth, to win the championship. "Matt's a great guy," said Biffle. "He was a great teammate (at Roush Fenway Racing). We're still pretty good friends. We do a lot of stuff together. I'd like to see Matt win it. He's been a good guy over time. I think he deserves it."
22 JOEY LOGANO, Ford
Team: Penske Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 9th, 91 points out of first place. Gained two spots last week.
PHOENIX RECORD: Three top-10 finishes in nine starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Logano said he is sad that the 2013 season is coming to a close. "I'd like to keep on going," said Logano. "I'm a racer and I like to race. When the off-season comes around, I'm good for a couple of weeks and then I'm ready to get back in a race car and race. That's what I like to do and that's what I want to do. There isn't much other than racing for me."
LOOKING BACK: Logano ran up front all afternoon as he finished third at Texas. "The guys on the AAA Fusion did a great job overnight looking at what Brad's (Keselowski) car had and what we went through in practice. We went through our notes and made sure we understood all the changes and put together a fast race car today. From the start of the race we started moving forward and I thought I was a second or third-place car all night. Overall we can't be disappointed with a third-place finish as the 48 (Jimmie Johnson) car was just ridiculously fast."
ETC.: Logano has high hopes for this weekend because it's the second time around at Phoenix for him and crew chief Todd Gordon. "When you come to a track together for the first time, you don't know how he likes to set up a car. He doesn't know what kind of adjustments that you like. You don't know exactly how to explain the car's handling to him. When you do it once and you come back a second time, you have all those notes and you know where you are going to start. That is why we have seemed to click so well going back to these places a second time."
78 KURT BUSCH, Chevrolet
Team: Furniture Row Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 10th, 96 points out of first place. Lost one spot last week.
PHOENIX RECORD: One win and 11 top-10 finishes in 21 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Busch said, "Phoenix, I love the place, led a lot of laps there. But that was on the old configuration. The new configuration is little bit slicker and if you hit it exactly right you can be quick there. But if you're off, it makes it treacherous and tough to pass on when the track heats up. After the last four Chase races, we're overdue for a strong finish."
LOOKING BACK: Busch finished 17th at Texas. "That's all we had," said Busch. "It was a struggle all weekend with our Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet. It wasn't a good day, or for that matter, a good weekend. We were off since we unloaded on Friday and never found the right balance for this track. We gave it everything we had, but yet it was disappointing because these mile-and-a-half tracks should be good for us."
ETC.: Furniture Row Racing announced last week that Martin Truex Jr. has signed a multi-year agreement to drive the number 78 beginning with the 2014 season. Truex will replace Busch, who is moving to Stewart-Haas Racing. "As unlucky as I got at Richmond a month or two ago, I got just as lucky when this deal turned up," said Truex, who was knocked out of this year's Chase for the Championship when NASCAR ruled Michael Waltrip Racing tried to manipulate the race at Richmond. "It's been tough," added Truex. "It's been a roller coaster of emotions to say the least. I was terrified (when sponsor NAPA said it would be leaving the 56 team at the end of the 2013 season because of what transpired at Richmond). My first thought was, 'What am I going to do next year? Here it is September. Everybody has got their deals done for next year.' I'm just very, very fortunate to have the opportunity to drive for a team of this caliber this late in the season."
99 CARL EDWARDS, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 11th, 116 points out of first place. Lost one spot last week.
PHOENIX RECORD: Won the spring race after leading 122 laps. It was his second win at the one-mile track.
LOOKING AHEAD: Edwards said the team is heading to Phoenix "expecting to win this race and we know we can do it. We have good notes to go off of and a good place to start. I don't know if it is purely momentum but a good run like that (the first race at Phoenix) makes it easier to know what you have to do to have a good car and if we can just go out there and repeat all of that stuff, then we will be alright."
LOOKING BACK: After winning the pole and leading on six different occasions for 38 laps, Edwards felt Sunday was going to be a very good day. But he suffered engine failure on lap 187 of the 334-lap event to end the day in 37th place. "We don't usually have a lot of engine trouble," said Edwards. "We had such a great weekend going. The car, during the middle part of the race we were struggling but we were starting to get it worked out. It's just a disappointing way to end what had been a really good weekend."
ETC.: Edwards wants to end the season on a high note by winning the last two races of the season. "There is nothing we are not bringing to the race track equipment wise, effort wise and we are coming to win," said Edwards. "For us it is really about gearing up for next season. I never believed in momentum but you guys (the media) have proved me wrong. I guess what I am saying is we would really like to, no matter what the points situation, to finish the season strong because I feel it will help us get started next season."
39 RYAN NEWMAN, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 12th, 118 points out of first place.
PHOENIX RECORD: Five top-five finishes in the last seven races including a win.
LOOKING AHEAD: Newman said he "likes Phoenix. I like the race track, it's challenging. It's a place I've raced for the last 17 years. I've got quite a lot of experience at Phoenix. I've raced a lot of laps there. It's a challenging race track, and for that reason, it's a lot of fun. It's unique and totally different on both ends of the race track, so it's almost like two race tracks in one. It's definitely a driver's race track. The driver really has to drive and hustle the car a little bit and still be smooth. It's those aspects that make the track a lot of fun to me."
LOOKING BACK: Newman rallied in the final 100 laps to finish ninth at Texas. "It was a long day," said Newman. "It certainly didn't come easy. There wasn't much that we didn't try to change. We fought with the handling of our Outback Steakhouse Chevy all day, but Matt (Borland, crew chief) and the team worked on it every stop and it got better. We just couldn't get it to where I needed it to be. But in spite of how much we struggled today, to finish ninth was good. We'll certainly take that after the day we had."
ETC.: Newman's first race with Borland as his crew chief came at Phoenix in November 2000. "We qualified 10th and we ended up having a windshield tear-off cover up the grill and melt the engine down," said Newman. "Then we found out after the race that my brake pedal wasn't returning all the way, so it was cooking my brakes. We had a whole bunch of car problems but it was a good experience. To qualify tenth in my first Cup start was awesome. Then I backed it up the next time (at Phoenix) by winning the pole in my third Cup race, so we proved we were no fluke."
5 KASEY KAHNE, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 13th, 133 points out of first place.
PHOENIX RECORD: One win and six top-10 finishes in 18 starts. In the last two November races, has finished fourth and first.
LOOKING AHEAD: Kahne said he is "hoping to carry the momentum (from Texas) to Phoenix this weekend and end our season on a strong note. We've been real good the last two fall races at Phoenix so we are hoping to continue that trend this weekend. We want to finish the year strong."
LOOKING BACK: Kahne was all smiles after finishing fifth at Texas, only his second top-10 finish in the Chase for the Championship. "We had a pretty good Time Warner Cable Chevy," said Kahne. "We were seventh to 10th most of the race, and worked our way to fifth there at the end. We kept working on it. It's been awhile since we've run up front so it feels pretty good. I'm glad we were able to have a flawless race, race all day and make a little ground at the end."
ETC.: Kahne admits "we definitely have had a tough Chase. I felt like at Martinsville we had a great car, and at some of the other ones too. Just have not been able to put it all together. Whether it was luck, or mistakes or whatever it's been. We still have a really solid team and great cars each week. If we could win at Phoenix or Homestead, it would make the winter a little bit easier. We tested at Homestead and had a great test so we feel good about there too."


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NORKFOLK, Va. – The No. 6 Yale coed sailing team won the Western Semifinals this weekend sailing in Norkfolk, Va., at a regatta hosted by Hampton. This victory qualifies the Bulldogs for the Gill/ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championships this May.
Sophomore skipper Graham Landy with crews senior Heather May and junior Eugenia Custo Greig won A division by three points over Georgetown, winning four of the thirteen races, and placing top five in ten races. Skippers senior Cameron Cullman and junior captain Chris Segerblom sailed with freshman crew Charlotte Belling in B division and finished third, only eight points out of first. Both divisions were sailing FJs.
The wind was a steady five to ten knots on Saturday. Landy commented that because of the strong current, "it was important to get off the line well to have an opportunity to play the shifts." At the end of the day, Yale was in first place, with only a slim margin over second-place Georgetown.
Sunday saw bigger breeze, maxing out at 13 knots with continuing current. Going into the final race, only seven points separated Yale and second-place Georgetown. It came down to the finish. Georgetown's B division won the final race, but Segerblom and Belling finished sixth, securing the win for Yale by just one point. Segerblom said going into the final race he and Belling "focused on getting a good start and sailing our own race. Georgetown came out aggressive at the start and sailed a great race but we managed to keep it close enough for the win." Belling agreed, saying that it was key "to make sure we didn't lose sight of the other boats on the course."
This win not only qualifies Yale to Nationals, but gives Yale important points for the Fowle Trophy. In fact, performance at semifinals is counted more than Match Racing Nationals in that final tally.
Next weekend, the Bulldogs will return to team racing. They will sail the New England Team Racing Championships in an attempt to qualify for Team Racing Nationals as well.
Report filed by Katherine Gaumond '15, Yale Sports Publicity

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text: Balance Disorders Millions of Americans have disorders of balance they describe as dizziness. What can be difficult for both a patient and his or her doctor is that dizziness is what is called "a subjective term." (That means a word like dizziness can be used by people to describe different sensations they are experiencing, but it is hard for anyone but the person experiencing the symptoms to understand or measure the nature or severity of the sensations.) Another difficulty is that people tend to use different terms to describe the same kind of problem. "Balance problems," "dizziness," "imbalance," and "disorders of balance" are all used interchangeably. What Is a Balance Disorder? A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, giddy, woozy, or have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. An organ in our inner ear, the labyrinth, is an important part of our vestibular (balance) system. The labyrinth interacts with other systems in the body, such as the visual (eyes) and skeletal (bones and joints) systems, to maintain the body's position. These systems, along with the brain and the nervous system, can be the source of balance problems. Three structures of the labyrinth, the semicircular canals, let us know when we are in a rotary (circular) motion. The semicircular canals, the superior, posterior, and horizontal, are fluid-filled. Motion of the fluid tells us if we are moving. The semicircular canals and the visual and skeletal systems have specific functions that determine an individual's orientation. The vestibule is the region of the inner ear where the semicircular canals converge, close to the cochlea (the hearing organ). The vestibular system works with the visual system to keep objects in focus when the head is moving. Joint and muscle receptors also are important in maintaining balance. The brain receives, interprets, and processes the information from these systems that control our balance. How Does the Balance System Work? Movement of fluid in the semicircular canals signals the brain about the direction and speed of rotation of the head--for example, whether we are nodding our head up and down or looking from right to left. Each semicircular canal has a bulbed end, or enlarged portion, that contains hair cells. Rotation of the head causes a flow of fluid, which in turn causes displacement of the top portion of the hair cells that are embedded in the jelly-like cupula. Two other organs that are part of the vestibular system are the utricle and saccule. These are called the otolithic organs and are responsible for detecting linear acceleration, or movement in a straight line. The hair cells of the otolithic organs are blanketed with a jelly-like layer studded with tiny calcium stones called otoconia. When the head is tilted or the body position is changed with respect to gravity, the displacement of the stones causes the hair cells to bend. The balance system works with the visual and skeletal systems (the muscles and joints and their sensors) to maintain orientation or balance. For example, visual signals are sent to the brain about the body's position in relation to its surroundings. These signals are processed by the brain, and compared to information from the vestibular and the skeletal systems. An example of interaction between the visual and vestibular systems is called the vestibular-ocular reflex. The nystagmus (an involuntary rhythmic eye movement) that occurs when a person is spun around and then suddenly stops is an example of a vestibular-ocular reflex. (Information provided by the National Institutes of Health) Contact Us Today! 617-523-7900


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Provo >> During "pillow talk" with Martin MacNeill, Anna Osborne Walthall said her lover on several occasions admitted to having homicidal urges throughout his life.
Walthall testified in 4th District Court Thursday that early in their affair in 2005, MacNeill who was recently charged with killing his wife, Michele MacNeill revealed he had tried to kill his mother when he was 8 years old.
MacNeill's mother had been drunk, he allegedly told her, and passed out on a couch.
"He said that he got a beer and went and got all the medications in the house and fed them into this beer," she testified. "He helped her sit up and drink it, and watched her stop breathing."
MacNeill's sister eventually came into the house, sought medical help and revived their mother.
Walthall said she asked him later if he ever regretted the incident.
"He said he regretted that there wasn't more medication in the house," she testified.
In later years, though Walthall could not recall if he ever told her when specifically, she testified that he told her he killed his brother. MacNeill allegedly said his brother wasn't suicidal, but often cut his wrists for attention. Once, while MacNeill was visiting in New Jersey, his brother called him and told him that he had hurt himself, so MacNeill went to his mother's home, into the bathroom, and found his brother with his wrists cut, lying in a bathtub.
MacNeill held him underwater until he drowned, she said.
Walthall said she once asked him if he was ever worried that he would get caught.
"He said that it was not unusual for a cutter to drown because they lose enough blood that they don't have the strength to stay above water," she said.
MacNeill, a 56-year-old Pleasant Grove doctor, is accused of killing his wife on April 11, 2007, in order to free himself to continue an affair with another woman named Gypsy Willis.
MacNeill allegedly gave 50-year-old Michele MacNeill a deadly mixture of prescription drugs after she came home to recover from cosmetic surgery in April 2007.
Walthall was one of seven witnesses who testified Thursday, the second day of MacNeill's multi-day preliminary hearing. After the hearing ends next week, Judge Samuel McVey will decide if there is enough evidence to order MacNeill to stand trial on charges of first-degree felony murder and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony.
From the beginning of Walthall's testimony, MacNeill's defense attorneys, Randy Spencer and Susanne Gustin, objected to much of what the woman revealed. Walthall is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, which Gustin said she felt affected the woman's ability to discern fact from fantasy.
But Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander said that although Walthall is mentally ill, she is high-functioning and has the ability to decipher truth from a lie, and has a clear memory.
"Despite her mental illness, she has been very candid and open," he said outside court.
Earlier Thursday, MacNeill's neighbor, Doug Daniels, testified helping to remove a lifeless Michele MacNeill from bathtub where she was found and assisting in CPR efforts.
"[MacNeill's] demeanor, it would change, which we thought was a little bit different," Daniels testified. "He was very analytical sometimes, telling us what to do, and then would tell us to stop … and then he would have a bit of an outburst over the situation, I guess. He would kind of stop everything, and he would say, 'Why? Over a stupid surgery!' and then continue."
At that time, Daniels had been giving the woman chest compressions while MacNeill gave him instructions and conducted mouth-to-mouth with his wife. But Daniels said Thursday that he never saw the woman's chest rise or fall, a standard of proper CPR.
When asked by Spencer whether he may not have remembered if her chest rose and fell, Daniels said he was sure of it.
"It's not a matter of recalling," Daniels said. "I didn't see her chest rise."
Two Pleasant Grove police officers who responded to Martin MacNeill's 911 call, were struck by the man's anger, according to testimony.
"He was very angry," Ray Ormond, one of the officers, recalled Thursday on the witness stand. "He was very angry with us. … It was uncomfortable, honestly, to have him coming back and forward into the room yelling at us."
Ormond said the officers eventually moved Michele MacNeill from the bathroom into a bedroom and continued CPR. The woman, who was abnormally cold to the touch, began regaining a bit of color as the CPR efforts starting circulating her blood once again. Eventually, she coughed up what Ormond thought was three to four cups of water, but she could never be revived.
Dr. Scott VanWagoner, an emergency physician at American Fork Hospital, where Michele MacNeill's body was taken, also testified Thursday that MacNeill's behavior was extremely odd.
"One of the oddest comments, to the point of being bizarre, is he offered me $10,000 to stop my resuscitation efforts," he said.
The state medical examiner has never ruled Michele MacNeill's death a homicide. After an autopsy in 2007, her manner of death was ruled "natural," the result of "chronic hypertension and myocarditis, which are capable of causing acute unexpected arrhythmia and sudden death."
But investigators say Martin called the medical examiner multiple times and gave misleading information. In 2010, in a new investigative report, Chief Medical Examiner Todd Grey changed the cause of death to the combined effects of heart disease and drug toxicity. The manner of death was changed to "undetermined."
In recent years, other experts have also reviewed the case. A University of Utah professor of pharmacology and toxicology said he believed Michele MacNeill had taken a potentially lethal dose of medication. A medical examiner in Florida determined the immediate cause of death was drowning and that, contrary to the Utah medical examiner's findings, there was no evidence of acute or active myocarditis.
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Tigers outlast Astros in 14-inning affair
Houston, TX – Don Kelly's RBI single was the go-ahead hit in a four-run 14th inning, as Detroit outlasted Houston, 7-3, in the opener of a four-game series.
Matt Tuiasosopo added a two-run double and Jhonny Peralta also drove in a run during the deciding frame for the Tigers, who have won six of their last seven.
Luke Putkonen (1-0) worked 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. He fanned four and gave up just one walk for his first major league victory.
"We got quite a few hits and weren't doing much with them for a while," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "But we hung in there. Obviously the pitching staff did a tremendous job."
Jason Castro hit a two-run homer and Carlos Pena added a solo shot for the Astros, who kicked off a season-long 10-game homestand with a defeat in their first extra-inning game of the year.
Dallas Keuchel (0-1) was charged with four runs on seven hits with four walks and as many strikeouts over 4 1/3 relief frames.
Austin Jackson began the inning with a ground-rule double off Keuchel and moved up on a Torii Hunter groundout. Both Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder were given free passes to load the bases, but the move backfired when Kelly singled home the lead run.
Jose Cisnero entered but served up a two-run double from Tuiasosopo and a sacrifice fly from Peralta which made it 7-3.
Putkonen completed his outing by fanning Pena with a runner on second to end the game.
Robbie Grossman began the home first with a double and Castro followed two batters later with a two-run shot.
Back-to-back RBI singles from Hunter and Cabrera in the third tied the score, but Pena's one-out solo shot in the home fourth put Houston back on top.
Detroit evened the score in the eighth. Fielder was plunked by Wesley Wright, who came on for Hector Ambriz after he induced a double-play grounder from Cabrera. Victor Martinez followed with a single, and when Astros outfielder Rick Ankiel couldn't field the ball cleanly, Fielder raced home.
Tuiasosopo walked with two down in the 11th and later was thrown out at home attempting to score on a Brayan Pena single.
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The Astros fell to 9-7 all-time vs. Detroit with a 5-2 mark in Houston ... Prior to the game, the Tigers recalled Putkonen from Triple-A Toledo, while Houston recalled starter Jordan Lyles and Keuchel from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned pitchers Brad Peacock and Rhiner Cruz to OKC ... Lyles lasted five innings, during which he allowed six hits and a pair of runs with six strikeouts ... Detroit starter Rick Porcello worked seven full frames, yielding five hits and three runs while fanning seven.


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"Pigskin with Porter" Event
"Pigskin with Porter" Event Invites Community to Mingle with Coach Moser
Rambler fans can join Loyola University Chicago head men's basketball coach, Porter Moser, at Hackney's (1514 East Lake Ave.) in Glenview on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 7 p.m. for food and fun.
At "Pigskin with Porter," fans will have a chance to watch some football, mingle with Moser, Rambler coaches and administrative staff, and talk Loyola basketball. Tickets are $35 per person and include dinner and drinks for the evening.
Heading into his second season at Loyola, Moser welcomes in a talented and highly regarded crop of newcomers for the 2012-13 campaign. During the team's four-game trip to Italy in August, three of those newcomers - forward Matt O'Leary and guards Devon Turk and Jeff White - averaged double-figure points, while transfer Cully Payne doled out 37 assists.
However, Moser won't have to rely solely on youthful exuberance this season as the Ramblers also bring back three starters from last season's club, including Second Team All-Horizon League forward Ben Averkamp. A year ago, the 6-foot-8 senior blossomed into one of the top players in the conference, averaging 15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Fifth-year senior Jordan Hicks, who averaged 10.8 ppg over the final 13 contests of the year, also will provide leadership for a young Loyola team.
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New York Blood Center (NYBC) serves more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and New Jersey. Together with New York Combat Sambo, we are asking you to join the post Hurricane Sandy recovery! New York Combat Sambo will be hosting a blood drive on December 27, 2012 from 3 – 9pm.
If you can't make it to donate, please help us by taking a moment to promote the blood drive on your websites, blogs, to your students, on your podcasts, radio & television programs, anywhere you can! We want to beat the NYBC goal of 30 donors. Let's show our city what its martial art community can do! If you need promotional materials, let us know and we will get them to you.
"We anticipated some of the potential effects of Hurricane Sandy and delivered blood in advance to our 200 partner hospitals" said NYBC Vice President Rob Purvis. "Our first priority remains getting them whatever they need for the care of patients, including surgeries that had to be delayed. Plus - with the holiday season right around the corner - we're in a tough spot," Purvis added. "We need the help of our communities to recover and replenish the supply."
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As the chief executive officer of a multi-million dollar jewelry design company and an active philanthropist, Kendra Scott's work never stops. But when you ask this busy woman how she describes herself, she doesn't hesitate in saying, "I'm a mom first."
"I created a company that allowed me to be a mom and that was my number one priority from day one," Scott said.
As the founder and president of Kendra Scott Design, she's a successful "mompreneur." That's a new "slang term describing women, who run their own business while also acting as a full time parent," according to Investopedia. And she's just one of millions.
There are roughly 7.8 million women-owned business in the U.S., according to The National Women Business Council, which based its research on the most recent Survey of Business Owners by the U.S. Census. And women entrepreneurs create a collective economic impact of nearly $3 trillion.
( Read More: Run the World!: Case for More Women Entrepreneurs)
For Scott, juggling being a mother of two boys and running a business comes with challenges. But she said the balancing act allows her to be the best mom she can be, while doing what she loves—making jewelry.
"The way I work allows me to always be present in my children's lives, even if that means staying up until 1 am working after they've gone to sleep," she said.
Scott eats breakfast and dinner with her sons, drives in their weekly carpool and never misses their games. "I've always done whatever is necessary to make sure that when I'm with them, the focus is on them and them alone," she said.
As if Scott wasn't busy enough, she's also co-hosting " Crowd Rules," a new reality show. Every episode will feature three small businesses that compete in front of an audience of 100 that votes to decide who wins $50,000. "Crowd Rules" premieres on CNBC Prime Tuesday, May 14th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
( Read More: Small Businesses You Can't Believe Exist)
A Multi-Million-Dollar Idea Born on Bed Rest
"Mompreneur" Scott came up with the idea for Kendra Scott Design about a decade ago. On bed rest while pregnant with her first son, she began tinkering with gems and making jewelry. The bold idea struck her to create her own collection.
"I really felt like there was a white space in the market in the jewelry industry. There was very, very overpriced things that I couldn't afford at the time or very inexpensive, cheaply made that kind of fell apart when you bought it," Scott said.
A longtime fashion lover, Scott at 19 launched an online hat company called "The Hat Box," along with two retail stores in Austin, Texas. After five years, the challenges of the business proved too much and she moved on.
She decided to roll the dice again in 2002 with jewelry.
At the time she was a first-time mom with a newborn baby and a husband, who was out of work. Despite those odds, she withdrew $500 from her bank account to buy some stones and make her own jewelry. She bet on herself and created Kendra Scott Design out of the spare bedroom in her Austin home.
"I can't tell you how many times I was told 'no.' I can't tell you how many times people said, 'Oh you'll never make it. There's so many jewelry designers out there,' " Stone said.
She first convinced local stores to carry her designs. After years of pounding the pavement, she gained traction and caught the attention of major department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's.
Her jewelry today is sold at more than a 1,000 boutiques worldwide. Celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria and Sofia Vergara have donned her designs. With seven boutiques across the U.S. including its flagship Austin, TX store, her small business has grown to 125 people.
( Read More: Hooters: Free Food for Mom on Mother's Day)
Family-Work Balance and Employee Matters
Between running the company and her involvement in charities, Scott spends nearly every moment she's not with her children working. But that's not a bad thing. "Work doesn't feel like work to me because it is my passion," she said. "So working around the clock, while being a mom, is such a thrill and a dream come true for me."
Along with philanthropy, family is a core value of her small business model. Scott encourages her employees to leave the office for dance recitals and soccer games, telling them they "need" to go. And she involves her staff in work for both national and local charities.
"I promise you, if every employer did that, the kind of productivity that they would see would blow them away. My staff, they're on their e-mail at midnight after they've put their kids to bed because they left," she said. "They appreciate their jobs. You don't have to work more to get more out of it. You can be smart about how you work."
Top preferences for working moms include flexibility in their schedules, according to Workingmother.com. And Scott gives her employees that. The Austin Business Journal recently awarded her company one of "The Best Places to Work."
In her latest role as a "Crowd Rules" panelist, Scott helps analyze companies competing for prize money. She also provides specific advice to each business, and general tips that work for all budding entrepreneurs.
"You've gotta figure out who's playing in your sandbox and you have to be unique and stand apart from everybody else," Scott said. "It can be a sliver of a market. But if that market is creating 3 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent of that industry, you could have yourselves a huge business."
And don't forget your business plan.
"Try not to start a business without the proper funding. I started with $500. And I can tell you from that experience if I could rewind and do it again, I would have tried to find some investors in the very beginning to help me to make my start a little easier and to maybe help me grow a little bit faster," she said.
The work-life balance, meanwhile, continues. "Having my children as my number one priority can be exhausting at times as a business owner," Scott said. "But I wouldn't have it any other way."


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Reviewing the admissions stats at Charleston Southern University can help you determine your likelihood of acceptance. Take a look at the SAT and ACT scores of previous applicants to help you understand your chances of being accepted. If you find your scores are lower than the average freshman, try retaking the exam to better your score or reviewing colleges looking for scores matching your own.
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WARSAW � Southwest allowed touchdowns on James Kenan�s first and final drives, but in between it was all Stallions on Friday night.
WARSAW � Southwest allowed touchdowns on James Kenan�s first and final drives, but in between it was all Stallions on Friday night.
Quarterback Shak Pershey scored 3 touchdowns and combined for 155 yards rushing with DaMonta Winbush to lead Southwest to a 35-13 victory over the Tigers in the NCHSAA 1-AA East Regional final.
The 1-2 punch of Pershey and Winbush helped the Stallions rally from an early 7-0 deficit to score 35 unanswered points between the first and third quarter and put Southwest into its sixth state final in program history and first since 2009.
The Stallions (13-1), the second seed in the East regional, will play defending state champion Swain County (15-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the title game at Carter-Finley Stadium at the campus of N.C. State University in Raleigh.
Swain County, the West�s top seed, beat Monroe 28-21 on Friday.
�I�m happy for my coaches who have worked so hard, and I�m happy for the kids,� said Southwest coach Phil Padgett, who guided the Stallions to state titles in 2000, 2003 and 2004. �We have a great senior class, just a great senior class, and I�m happy for them to get the opportunity to play in the state championship game.�
Pershey is one of those seniors. He is happy to be playing in the state final after he and his family moved to California late last season before moving back to Southwest earlier this year.
�It means a whole lot,� Pershey said. �Some of the seniors, more or less we all got together in our eighth-grade year and knew we were going to be state-bound and we did it.�
Meanwhile, top-seeded James Kenan (13-1) came short of making its first berth in the state final since winning it all in 2007. This was the second time in three seasons the Tigers lost to the Stallions in the playoffs.
Southwest beat James Kenan 17-6 in the second round in 2010.
�They (Stallions) beat us up front and that�s where we�ve won games all year,� James Kenan coach Ken Avent, Jr., said. �They got a good team and we wish them the best of luck next week.�
Early on, the Tigers had all the momentum.
James Kenan took a 7-0 lead on the game�s first possession when Dominique Barnes threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Marcelias Sutton. The Tigers then recovered their ensuing onside kick at their own 47-yard line.
�We knew we had to make some plays and take some chances,� Avent said. �We took one early and got a 7-0 lead and kicked that onside kick. We knew we had to do something special to make a run.�
The Tigers appeared ready to go up two touchdowns as they gained 10 yards on the first two plays. However, the possession stalled and they had to punt.
�That was a huge stop, but we�ve been doing it all year,� Padgett said. �I was thinking if we could weather this storm�, I was already thinking we are going to get the ball to start the second half and if we didn�t let them get two touchdowns up, we could hold on.�
The Stallions did more than hold on. They imposed their will on the Tigers.
Winbush gave Southwest a spark when he scored on a 27-yard run in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7. That was just the start for the Stallions.
Pershey, who finished with 82 yards rushing, gave Southwest the lead for good at 13-7 when he scored with 5:21 left in the second quarter on a 4-yard touchdown run that capped a 9-play, 82-yard drive that lasted 3:47.
On the first play of the Stallions� next possession, Pershey scored on a 41-yard touchdown run and then threw a 2-point conversion pass to J�Veon Walker to make it 21-7.
�Number 12 (Pershey) made some plays,� Avent said. �We had people in position and sometimes couldn�t tackle him. He made plays all night.�
However, Pershey credited Winbush for turning the game in the Stallions� favor.
Not only did Winbush, who ended with 73 yards rushing, score on a 27-yard touchdown run after taking a pitch to the right side, he also intercepted a pass in Southwest territory as the Tigers were trying to answer his score.
�The momentum shifted,� Pershey said.
And it never went away from the Stallions.
Pershey scored on a 2-yard run for his third touchdown to cap Southwest�s initial second-half drive that took five plays and covered 54 yards in just 1:42.
�We knew these guys weren�t going to lay down for us,� Pershey said. �We had to come out with the same intensity we came out with in the first half.�
The Stallions then essentially shut the door on the Tigers when sophomore defensive back Jay Pouncey returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown to make it 35-7.
�The coaches told me to cover the tight end once he shot off the ball,� said Pouncey, adding he wanted to make up for giving up the Tigers� long touchdown pass.
Southwest�s defense certainly did that.
The Stallions held the Tigers to just 38 yards rushing in the first half. James Kenan, which got a late touchdown from Gregory Washington, finished having averaged just 3.1 yards per rush.
�The coaches told us defensive backs to make sure we play outside containment,� Pouncey said. �The linebackers made sure they came up.�
James Kenan�s top two backs � Sutton and Ja�Quan Williams � combined for just 76 yards rushing. Sutton entered with 1,753 yards and Williams came in with 1,027 yards.
�You just have to get used to the speed and once you do, you can adjust,� Padgett said of the defense. �I thought we could make them do something they didn�t want to do�, and they started throwing a couple of passes they�re not real comfortable with.�
One thing the Stallions are comfortable with is winning, and now they find themselves in the state championship game.
�There�s a lot going through my head right now,� Winbush said. �I�ve never been, but I�m excited.�
Southwest 7 14 14 0 � 35
James Kenan 7 0 0 6 � 13
First Quarter
J � Sutton 51 pass from Barnes (Hernandez kick) 10:06
S � Winbush 27 run (Matics kick) 4:10
Second Quarter
S � Pershey 4 run (kick failed) 5:21
S � Pershey 41 run (Walker pass from Pershey) 2:01
Third Quarter
S � Pershey 2 run (Matics kick) 10:01
S � Pouncey 55 interception return (Matics kick) 9:37
Fourth Quarter
J � Washington 1 run (kick failed) 1:50
First downs 10 9
Rushes-yards 36-253 51-161
Passing 0 51
Comp-Att-Int 0-1-0 1-7-2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 6-30 5-40
Punts 2-40 2-27
RUSHING�S: Winbush 10-73, Pershey 12-82, Corbins 4-45, Powell 5-26, Johnson 2-25, Buissereth 1-6, TEAM 2-(-4). J: T. Owens 4-10, Williams 12-26, Sutton 16-50, Barnes 7-23, J. Owens 8-33, Washington 4-19.
PASSING�S: Pershey 0-1-0-0. J: Barnes 1-6-2-51, Washington 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING�J: Sutton 1-51.


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It Oughtta Be A Crime?
Criminalizing HIV
Nushawn Williams. It's the name most often invoked to justify legislative efforts aimed at punishing people with HIV for the spread of the virus.
Nushawn Williams is the young man who allegedly had unsafe sex with at least 48 women and girls in upstate New York after having tested positive for HIV and receiving post-test counseling. After Williams was arrested, most of the his identified partners were tested, and more than a dozen of them were found to be HIV-positive. Williams is currently awaiting trial on a variety of charges, including assault in the first degree and "reckless endangerment with depraved indifference to human life." If convicted, he could go to prison for fifteen years.
The resulting furor has led to the introduction in the New York State legislature of a grab bag of bills that would make knowingly transmitting HIV a crime -- bills that AIDS activists and civil libertarians argue are unnecessary, unjust, and, ultimately, counterproductive.
The leader of the pack, introduced by Assemblymember Steven Kaufman and Senator Serphin Maltese, creates the new offense of "aggravated reckless endangerment," a Class C felony punishable by up to fifteen years in prison. The Kaufman/Maltese bill would impose criminal penalties on an individual who, "knowing that he or she is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus," does not inform a sexual or needle-sharing partner of his or her HIV status.
Is the Proposed Law Necessary?
Critics of the bill point out that the existing law is more than adequate to deal with those rare individuals who seek to infect others with HIV. The existing reckless endangerment law, which does not require the prosecution to prove either the intent to harm or actual transmission of the virus, carries a seven-year penalty. Where actual transmission occurs, the more severe charge of assault in the first degree, with its fifteen-year sentence, is an option. In the case of Nushawn Williams, conviction would subject him to the same fifteen years whether under the existing law or under a new one enacted in response to his alleged crime.
Is the Proposed Law Fair?
Opponents of the Kaufman/Maltese bill are also concerned that the new law would criminalize behavior that poses little or no risk. As far as sexual activity is concerned, for example, an HIV-positive individual would be guilty of aggravated reckless endangerment for engaging in "sexual intercourse" or "deviate sexual intercourse," the latter defined as "sexual conduct between persons not married to each other consisting of contact between the penis and the anus, the mouth and the penis, or the mouth and vulva." While it is accepted that both anal and vaginal sex, if unprotected, pose the threat of HIV transmission, it is not clear to what extent oral sex is risky to an uninfected person, particularly when the negative partner is in the receptive role.
The bill would also subject an HIV-positive person to the same fifteen-year penalty if she or he "offers or agrees to engage in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with another person in return for a fee," regardless of whether any sex act actually takes place.
It is likely that, if passed, the validity of Kaufman/Maltese will be challenged on constitutional grounds. The due process clauses of the fifth and fourteenth amendments require specificity in criminal statutes, and civil libertarians point to the vagueness of such terms as "exposure," "sexual intercourse," "deviate sexual intercourse," and "offering" or "agreeing" to engage in sexual intercourse as grounds for constitutional challenge.
Will the Proposed Law Help Prevent the Spread of HIV?
The likelihood, according to many in the HIV/AIDS community is that it will do just the opposite.
The major difference between existing law and the Kaufman/Maltese bill is that the former punishes "intent" while the latter punishes "knowledge." Proponents of the new legislation argue that intent is hard to prove. Opponents assert that the latter could actually dissuade people from being tested. After all, if they haven't been tested, they have no "knowledge' of their HIV status, and cannot be held criminally responsible under the proposed law.
Will the Proposed Law Be Passed?
With a staggering 54 transmission-related bills pending in Albany, it is obvious that lawmakers are in wagon-circling mode, even as they continue to obstruct such things as condom information and distribution in the schools. And New York is not unique. Across the country, the mood is one of punishment -- or what some would call "deterrence" -- and away from more effective but more difficult and less politically acceptable prevention efforts.
Laura Engle is editor of Body Positive.


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Sending in that rent check every month can feel like you're flushing money down the drain. You're paying for a roof over your head, but it's hard to compete with buying a home and building equity.
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As it turns out, though, renting for a few years may make perfect financial sense.
Zillow's breakeven horizon metric measures the number of years after which buying a home is more financially advantageous than renting. This period of time is calculated by comparing the net costs of buying a house with the costs of renting the same home. From here, average and median breakeven horizons are computed at the city and metro levels.
Based on Zillow's breakeven horizon data and average home values across the U.S., here's a look at the top 10 big cities where renters have the edge:
No. 10: Nashville, TN
Breakeven horizon: 2.6 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 3.8%* Homes sold at a loss: 24.56%* Median rental price: $1,190*
The Nashville housing market has held up fairly well, but it still takes 2.6 years before buying pays off more than renting. The Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) increased 6% year-over-year to $140,000 in December 2012. Meanwhile, the Zillow Rent Index (ZRI) was up 3.8%. By comparison, Memphis home values were down 3.5%, and rental rates were flat, according to Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries.
No. 9: Austin
Breakeven horizon: 2.7 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 6.2% Homes sold at a loss: N/A** Median rental price: $1,516*
As 2012 came to a close, the Austin real estate market ontinued to improve with a median home value of $209,900, a 4.7% increase. The rental market also looked favorable with the ZRI reporting a 6.2% rise.
No. 8: Denver
Breakeven horizon: 2.8 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 9.3% Homes sold at a loss: 21.13% Median rental price: $1,468*
Denver is seeing double-digit growth in its median home value, up 14.1% to $233,700 as of December 2012. While the Denver housing market is doing well, it takes 2.8 years for owning a home to make the most financial sense. In the meantime, the skiing and dining mecca is a renters' paradise.
No. 7 (tie): San Jose, Calif
Breakeven horizon: 3.3 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 4.5% Homes sold at a loss: 33.5% Median rental price: $2,513*
Humphries says that with more than 6,600 technology companies in San Jose, people prefer to buy. With a median annual income topping $92,500 and a median home value of $544,600, buying a home in San Jose is definitely in the cards. But with the housing market doing well, the breakeven horizon in San Jose is unsurprisingly more than three years. For technologists moving to Silicon Valley for the first time, it makes financial sense to rent until you know you'll be in tech central for longer than 3.3 years.
No. 7 (tie): Los Angeles
Breakeven horizon: 3.3 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 2.3% Homes sold at a loss: 24.86% Median rental price: $2,311*
Tied with San Jose, the Los Angeles market has the same breakeven horizon of 3.3 years. However, the two California markets are quite different. While San Jose is benefiting from a high employment rate, unemployment dominates in L.A. Home prices also fell about 35% from peak to trough, making L.A. overall more affordable for home buyers, Humphries says. This doesn't mean it's cheap, though. The median home value was still up 9.7% at $399,800 as of December 2012.
No. 6: San Diego
Breakeven horizon: 3.4 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 2.9% Homes sold at a loss: 34.86% Median rental price: $2,116*
Beach living just got brighter with the median San Diego home value up 11% from a year ago at $404,100. "If you want to move into housing, it looks more affordable now than it has in the past," Humphries said.
No. 5: Portland, Ore
Breakeven horizon: 3.6 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 8.6% Homes sold at a loss: 21.49% Median rental price: $1,423*
The No. 1 city for bike commuters in the U.S., Portland is home to a new wave of urban dwellers. This is fitting considering Portland is a city where it is in your favor to rent with a breakeven horizon of 3.6 years. The ZRI was $1,423 as of December 2012, an 8.6% year-over-year gain. Meanwhile, the median home value in the city rose 8.8% to $257,400.
No. 4 (tie): Washington, DC
Breakeven horizon: 3.7 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 7% Homes sold at a loss: 16.07% Median rental price: $2,439*
According to Humphries, the Washington, DC housing market is seeing a lot of new construction interest, both in single-family and multifamily homes. This is not surprising considering the area's government jobs, as well as thriving health care, education and military institutions. The median home value was $402,400 as of December 2012, a 10% increase from the previous year.
No. 4 (tie): San Francisco
Breakeven horizon: 3.7 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 12% Homes sold at a loss: 16.70% Median rental price: $3,281*
On par with Washington, DC, San Francisco is also a thriving market. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the median home value tops all cities on this list at $770,600. That's up nearly 18% year-over-year.
No. 3: Boston
Breakeven horizon: 3.9 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 11.3% Homes sold at a loss: 26.73% Median rental price: $2,299*
With universities and colleges galore, Boston is home to a number of renters. And with a breakeven horizon of 3.9 years, it's rightly so. Last December, the Zillow Rental Index and Home Value Index soared more than 11% year-over-year in the Boston real estate market. The median home price was $370,800.
No. 2: Seattle
Breakeven horizon: 4.3 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 4.7% Homes sold at a loss: 26.87% Median rental price: $1,850*
Surrounded by water, Seattle offers extraordinary views for renters and homeowners alike. But prime Seattle waterfront property comes with a hefty price tag, considering the median home value was $392,200 as of December, a 12.6 annual increase. With a breakeven horizon of 4.3 years, though, renting may be a better choice for the short run.
No. 1: New York, N.Y.
Breakeven horizon: 5 years* Annual change in Zillow Rent Index: 19.4% Homes sold at a loss: 13.83% Median rental price: $2,016*
Renters in the Big Apple shouldn't feel rushed into buying. Unless you plan on staying put for at least five years, it actually makes more financial sense to rent an apartment in the heart of the city. The median home price for New York stayed at $462,500, and the rent index rose to $2,016 as of December 2012. Although nearby Manhattan is a different story, New York proper is a renters' market.
*ZRI and ZHVI median figures show year-over-year percentage change for December 2012. The breakeven analysis was done using data through September 2012. Home loss figures are for December 2012.
**It's not possible to accurately calculate the home-loss figure for Austin due to public-records laws in Texas.
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