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Pro Football Weekly hits up PFW correspondent and Vikings beat writer Judd Zulgad to discuss five hot issues surrounding the team.
PFW: If the Vikings lose or Brett Favre struggles Sunday, could we see some of Tarvaris Jackson at some point?
Zulgad: I don't think so. The issue is that Favre is making more than $1 million per game, and Jackson probably has no future in Minnesota. He likely will be a free agent and is looking for a fresh start elsewhere. The Vikings already know what they have in Jackson, too, so it doesn't make much sense to make a pending free agent who wants to leave your starting quarterback.
PFW: Is Bernard Berrian getting unfairly attacked for missing Sunday's game or is there something to it?
Zulgad: No, Berrian deserves the heat. He has yet to say what happened — he refuted Favre's statement that Berrian aggravated his groin in pregame warmups — but for whatever reason Berrian had been placed on the 45-man game-day roster when he told coach Brad Childress he couldn't go. This left the Vikings shorthanded at wide receiver and also cost them a potential special-teams spot that could have been used on a player who would have helped replace Eric Frampton after he got hurt. If Berrian had any doubt in his mind, he should have told Childress to keep him down.
PFW: Do you believe Pat Williams can play another year or two like he says he wants to?
Zulgad: Sure. It probably won't be in Minnesota and might no longer be a Pro Bowl player but Williams is a big nose tackle in the Ted Washington mold that could help a team stuff the run. Perhaps a good fit as a head-up nose tackle in a 3-4 scheme.
PFW: Which unit has been more disappointing relative to your expectations coming into the season — the offensive line or the defensive line?
Zulgad: The defensive line led the NFL in sacks last season and has three Pro Bowl players on it. No question, the expectations for this unit were higher and haven't been reached. Remember, six of their sacks came two weeks ago against Arizona. This defensive line could be one of the most disappointing in the NFL.
PFW: What do you expect Sidney Rice can do in his first game, if indeed he comes off the PUP list?
Zulgad: Don't assume there will be a first game for Rice in 2010. He needs to come off the PUP by Nov. 24 or his season is done. Rice and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, are going to think long and hard about having him play this season. Rice already cost himself money on the free-agent market by not having surgery early in the offseason and waiting until just before the season started. This was done in part because the Vikings didn't give him a contract extension. Does it make sense for Rice to return to a 3-6, or maybe 3-7 team, and run the risk of re-injury? Probably not.


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---- — As the new director of the Huntington Memorial Library, I am excited to explore the ways the library is a part of the community. I've been involved with libraries my entire life.
Though I started my career in the sciences, I was always drawn to the library and was best known for my knowledge of the literature. As a new mother, I volunteered at my local public library and was asked to serve on the Board of Trustees. I served as the board president for eight of my 10 years of service. Immediately following the end of my term, I became the library director at the Newfield Public Library and held that position for about 5½ years.
I hope to continue the Huntington Library's tradition of service to the community. I've been impressed with the wealth of good programs, activities and services that the library provides. The Friends play an active role that truly benefits the mission of the library. Our staff members work seamlessly to provide children and adult programs, research services in the New York State Room, a great selection of books in all formats and quality reference services. The Board of Trustees is a dedicated group that works hard to oversee the policies and funding of the library. I especially want to thank Marie for her personal dedication over the past 30 years. The library has been well cared for.
Please feel free to stop by the library. I would love to meet you to learn how the library can continue to meet the community needs.
The Summer Reading Program was a big success again this year thanks to our children's coordinator, Debra Hansen. More than 148 children and teens read more than 4,335 books. This fun program at the library will help the participants maintain their reading level at school while enriching their lives with new books, authors and interesting information.
Included in the Summer Reading Program were other fun and engaging activities. Since the theme was Dig Into Reading, the activities and books were related to the theme. For instance, one popular activity was a coloring contest of a toilet seat cover. You have to get creative to make the connection between toilets and Dig Into Reading!
Children could also play a guessing game to guess how many worms (book worms I'm sure) were in the jar or could find the hidden chipmunk in the many shelves of books at the library. Each week, a new display on New York authors was available for children to learn about familiar books that were written in their very own state. Fictional characters Sam and Jen guided the children in their quest to match the New York authorsto their book.
Banned Book Week is a national program that runs on Sept. 22 to Sept. 28 but the library will have a display for an entire month. Libraries across the country will celebrate the value of free and open access to information. The Friends will highlight the event by conducting a drawing for a free banned book. Library patrons may complete an entry form at the library for an opportunity to win a copy of "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher, "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls, or"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. Stop by to see the display and to add your name to the book drawing.
In the other display case at the library the American Civil War is highlighted. A community member generously provided posters, paintings, postcards and figurines. If you're interested in history and would like to see specific information about this harrowing phase in our country's past, stop by the library and check out a few books when you view the display.
Library Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday.
Tina Winstead is director of Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta. Her column appears in the community section of The Daily Star every Thursday. Her columns can be found online at www.thedailystar.com/librarycorner.


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Sonoma State University student leaders upset over consolidation plans
Published: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:27 p.m.
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Sonoma State University student leaders grilled an administrator Friday about why they were not consulted about a plan to consolidate management of SSU's Recreation Center and its soon-to-open Student Center, redefine employees' jobs and eliminate some longtime recreation programs.
"Why isn't it until now that students are being brought in to the process," Karen Paniagua, president of Associated Students, the university's student government body, asked Neil Markley, SSU's director of entrepreneurial activities.
She and others said students will have little more than a week, during which they have final exams, to comment on and shape the plan, which administrators want to implement starting in July. The school year ends May 3.
"I'm disappointed, seeing as these are student programs funded primarily by students," said Anthony Gallino, the Associated Students executive vice president.
"I apologize," said Markley, referring primarily to the leak last week of news about the plan, which provoked concerns including that students could possibly lose their campus jobs.
Recreation Center staff had been ordered not to discuss the proposed changes.
But Markley defended the planning process, which student representatives learned of after it had been underway a year and a half.
Because changes to people's jobs were being discussed, said Markley, it was more appropriate for the talks to take place at the management level.
"There are many ways to do it; that's the way I chose to do it," he said.
The planning process was slowed, he said, by uncertainty over the prospects of budget cuts that in the end were averted by a November statewide ballot initiative, Proposition 30.
Markly rejected students' request to delay implementation until students and staff had more time to assess and comment on it. "We don't want to fall into talking it to death," he said.
The plan would consolidate recreation and student center management. It would reassign the Recreation Center director, strip marketing and administrative responsibilities from staff members but hand them some other duties, and cut some existing programs.
No jobs would be lost, Markley said.
The $60 million student center, approved in a contentious 2011 election and paid for by student fees — as is the Recreation Center — is to open this fall.
The changes are meant to ultimately improve students' experience on campus and make services more cost-effective, partly by sharing resources and expertise across departments that now operate as "silos," Markley said.
Some students expressed concern that experience and commitment would be lost by restructuring staffers' jobs. "Are you going to lose that specificity of knowledge that has made these programs so great," asked Patrick Maloney, a student senator.
"What I'm asking perhaps goes against the grain, asking people to be generalists instead of specialists," said Markley.
"So some of the programs may lose their individual identity, but it's for the greater good," he said. We can't have it all with the money we have; we just can't."
Markley mentioned just one program specifically in his discussion of potential cuts: the low-cost Super Kids summer camp staffed by SSU students and open to children ages 5 to 11.
"It's a good program but when you look at the time and energy it takes, is there maybe a better use for that time and energy? I don't know," he said.
"We are going to have those controversial issues," he said. "Those are some of the really difficult discussions we're going to have."
But the talks should have started long ago, said Paniagua. "We should have been included in the planning process, not just consulted now," she said.
Markley, after the meeting, said: "I have throughout the process let the stakeholders know that we were attempting to do something different, I gave out some vague details. It was never kept a secret."
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Where is the Triangle getting its next great startup founders?
Recently theyve been coming from Bronto and iContact, joked Aaron Houghton, an entrepreneur who co-founded Durham startups iContact, an email marketing services provider, and BoostSuite, a small-business website optimization firm.
Hes got a point.
Houghton and Joe Colopy, co-founder and CEO of cloud-based marketing company Bronto Software in Durham, said the phenomenon of founders coming directly out of existing startups is necessary and good for the areas startup environment.
Since I got into startups many years ago, Ive gone between working at other peoples startups and founding my own. Its been a great career move.
I started out working for other peoples startups, where I learned everything from having a customer-first mindset to how to exit without destroying the company.
I started my first serious company on the side, then another, and another, and Im now working at Automated Insights, a Durham automated content services company, having paused my most recent startup to do so.
In each case, I brought what I learned from other peoples places to my own, and brought my experiences from my own startups to my other jobs.
Its not uncommon for the best and brightest talent at a startup to eventually leave and start their own company. Their entrepreneurial drive and independent spirit is probably what led them to join a startup in the first place.
And the knowledge they get on the job is invaluable.
I worked for a little over a year at Red Hat before leaving to work on the beginnings of Bronto, Colopy said. I knew that I was going to start my own tech startup, but I went to Red Hat in order to see the inner-workings of how a successful software company ran.
Chaz Felix and Colopy founded Bronto in 2002. The company has since expanded to more than 140 employees and more than 1,000 customers.
The duo have also seen their own employees leave to start other companies.
Yes. I have had it happen a few times, Colopy said. Ultimately, you wish them well and hope they are successful and I am strong proponent of having more startups in the area.
The high-caliber employees are the ones good entrepreneurs know they risk losing to ambition.
Houghton and Ryan Allis started iContact in 2003, and sold the company to Vocus last year for $169 million.
Houghton went on to start BoostSuite in 2012.
I love hiring entrepreneurs, said Houghton. They are the only employees who understand how hard working in a startup should be. I always expect theyll leave my startup better than they found it. And I plan to be a huge fan of their new ventures when they launch them, too.
Joe Procopio is a serial entrepreneur, writer and speaker. Follow him on Twitter @jproco or online at www.joeprocopio.com.


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New Taizé prayer service is Tuesday
What a contemplative, unique and inspiring evening the Sisters of Providence enjoyed with the public Jan. 8 during our first monthly ecumenical Taizé prayer service at St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
It was heartwarming to see so many Wabash Valley residents come to enjoy an hour of spiritual refreshment and renewal through silence, music, readings and prayer in the candlelit atmosphere of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
A Taizé–style service refers to a particular form of worship practiced by the Taizé Community, an ecumenical Christian group in Taizé, France.
This community consists of over 100 brothers — Catholics and those from various Protestant backgrounds — who come from around 30 nations. The community was formed in the 1940s by a man named Brother Roger, and it originally existed to meet the needs of refugees from the Second World War.
The Sisters are pleased that all ages, all faiths and non-denominationals were represented at our first Taizé service. Also, the Sisters of Providence want to acknowledge the support of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Tim Wells of Big Picture Data Imaging, United Campus Ministries, Central Christian Church, Sisters of Providence and staff member helpers, WTWO, WTHI, MIX-FM and WFIU, in addition to the Tribune-Star, West Vigo Times, Parke County Sentinel, The Daily Clintonian, Sullivan Daily Times, The Brazil Times, Robinson Daily News, Paris Beacon-News and the Marshall Advocate.
The Sisters of Providence again welcomes everyone to our next Taizé prayer service from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the Woods.
These monthly services are being held in conjunction with the Terre Haute community's Year of the River celebration, which focuses on the Wabash River and highlights the importance water plays in all of our lives. For that reason, each of our services has a theme. The Feb. 19 theme is "Thirst."
If you attended our first service, please come again. If you have never been to a Taizé service, join us and experience its beauty and peacefulness as we celebrate a time to refresh, reflect and renew.
— Sister Paula Damiano, SP
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I want you to know how much I appreciate Maureen Hayden's columns and articles on government, the legislature, education and political issues. Ms. Hayden's columns make it easy to keep up with what is happening in our state government. Her columns make it easy to be a responsible citizen.
I admire Ms. Hayden's even tone, her combination of brevity and depth, the diversity of topics, and the factual basis of her work. As a retired high school teacher, I am particularly interested in the revolutionary changes that have occurred in education.
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Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities; Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Farm Credit Administration (FCA); and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
ACTION: Reopening of comment period for proposed rule.
SUMMARY: The OCC, Board, FDIC, FCA, and FHFA (collectively, the Agencies) are reopening the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2011 (76 FR 27564) to establish minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared swaps and security-based swaps entered into by swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants for which one of the Agencies is the prudential regulator (Proposed Margin Rule). Reopening the comment period that expired on July 11, 2011 will allow interested persons additional time to analyze and comment on the Proposed Margin Rule in light of the consultative document on margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives recently published for comment by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments jointly to all of the Agencies. Commenters are encouraged to use the title "Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities" to facilitate the organization and distribution of comments among the Agencies. Commenters are also encouraged to identify the number of the specific question for comment to which they are responding.
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By Mike Kays
Phoenix Sports Editor
It took a full half to get it right, but Hilldale found a way to do Friday night what no team had done this season — slow the Verdigris ground game to a crawl.
Then, the hands of Bradley Campbell and the running of Jamaul Cullom took care of the rest as the Hornets, down 20-7 at the half in this Class 3A playoff, rallied past No. 3 Verdigris 36-23 to get to the third round of the postseason for the first time in school history.
Hilldale (11-1) advances to play Blanchard, a 39-7 winner over Madill, in next week's quarterfinals. And they'll do it with a defense that found its swagger after being physically whipped over the first 24 minutes.
Instead of 2,000-yard rusher Tanner Smith, it was his backfield mate J.D. Hanslovan who did the big damage early, scoring on runs of 47 and 25 yards. The bigger of the two backs at 6-0, 210 passed the 100-yard mark a little over a minute into the second quarter. All but one of his seven first-half carries were for nine yards or more.
Smith had 75 yards at the break but it took him 21 carries to do that. It would be a sign of things to come.
The Hornets held them both to a combined 59 yards in the second half.
"We went in and coach (defensive coordinator Travis Bryant) helped us spruce up some things," said Cullom, an outside linebacker. "We had to squeeze the gaps. They were killing us in those. We pulled it together and everything changed."
Cullom had a key stop on a fourth down that forced a field goal with Hilldale up 28-20 and had the final defensive stop of the game on a sack near midfield. He ran for three touchdowns, including a 31-yarder that gave the Hornets a 21-20 lead with 5:38 left in the third quarter. He added a 7-yard run with :04 left in the third to make it 28-20 and finished it with a 63-yard burst up the middle for the game's final score with 3:41 remaining.
But equal or greater credit offensively goes to the passing combination of receiver Bradley Campbell and quarterback Chandler Puckett. When nothing was going Hilldale's way early on, Campbell broke clear past midfield and caught a pass from Puckett, taking it 80 yards to tie the game at 7.
In a similar play to start the second half, he was again on the end of a Puckett toss for 53 yards and a score to draw within a touchdown at 20-14. But it was a combination of catches that helped finish the Cardinals.
Puckett found him for 44 yards on a third-and-7 play to the Verdigris 33, but an illegal shift brought the ball back. On the very next play Puckett found him again for 19 yards and a first down at the Hornets' 37. It also set up Cullom's final touchdown gallop which came on the very next play.
"We knew they were stronger against the run but when Chandler got me on that first one I thought 'man, we can throw on these guys all night,'" said Campbell. "When we got that one wiped out on the penalty, I went back and told him I wanted to do it again."
Campbell had six catches for 219 yards and two scores. He also had a hand on defense with his interception at the Hornets' 9 on the Cardinals' next-to-last possession.
Verdigris ended its season at 10-2.
The Hornets had a negative 15 yards in the rushing totals in the first half, but much of that was due to a snap out of the shotgun that sailed over Puckett's head on a second-and-four from the Verdigris 17 as the Hornets were threatening to go in front, tied at 7 at that point. The ball was recovered by the Cardinals' Tanner Boles at the Verdigris 45, setting up Hanslovan's 47-yard burst on fourth-and-2.
But in the end, Hilldale overcame adversity, and doubters.
"We've fought from behind and we've been there before this year. They just fought back again," Hornets' coach Chad Kirkhart said. "Nobody respects these guys. Everybody's surprised we're even in the playoffs and here we are in the third round."
Verdigris 14 6 0 3—23
Hilldale 7 0 21 8—36
Scoring summary
First quarter
VHS-Chase Bryant 2 run (J.D. Hanslovan kick), 7:43.
HHS- Bradley Campbell 80 pass from Chandler Puckett (Puckett kick), 6:43.
VHS-Hanslovan 47 run (Hanslovan kick), 0:26.
Second quarter
VHS-Hanslovan 15 run (kick failed), 7:28.
Third quarter
HHS-Campbell 53 pass from Puckett (Puckett kick), 8:22.
HHS-Jamaul Cullom 31 run (Puckett kick), 5:38.
HHS-Cullom 7 run (Puckett kick), 0:04.
Fourth quarter
VHS-Hanslovan 35 FG, 5:35.
HHS-Cullom 63 run (Cullom pass from Puckett), 3:41.
First Downs 16 9
Rushes-Yards 64-271 31-118
Passing Yards 0 240
Passes CAI 1-8-1 7-13-0
Punts-Avg 3-35 4-41
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-48
Individual leaders
Rushing: VHS, Hanslovan 21-174 (2 TD), Tanner Smith 34-100. HHS, Cullom 14-121 (3 TD).
Passing: VHS, Dakota Brasher 1-8-0-1. HHS, Puckett 7-13-240-0 (2 TD).
Receiving: VHS, Austin Senephimmachack 1-0. HHS, Campbell 6-219 (2 TD).


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August 1, 2014
The state's beleaguered $3 billion cancer-fighting effort is facing another round of scrutiny from lawmakers.
State budget-writers on Thursday are next to get their shot at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. The embattled agency has plunged into turmoil since revealing last month that an $11 million grant to a private company bypassed review.
Prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation and Executive Director Bill Gimson has asked to resign. Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called for a moratorium on new grants until confidence in the agency is restored.
Despite the tough talk, lawmakers so far haven't hinted at slashing the agency's budget. CPRIT is asked for the maximum $600 million over the next biennium to fund more research and private startups.
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The valley air district has developed more ways to show current air quality readings to the public, but it has not calmed debate about smog alerts.
Clean-air advocates have called for countywide alerts when pollution is unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children with asthma.
The advocates charge that an hourly warning system used by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is confusing and does not warn the public when the air is harmful to a large segment of the population, including people with chronic illness and the elderly.
The Central Valley Air Quality Coalition has taken its concerns to county boards and city councils that have representatives on the valley air district board.
"Last year, on anywhere from 53 days in the northern counties to 117 days in the south, most people were at risk of being harmed, but they were not warned," said Sarah Sharpe, a committee chairwoman for the coalition.
Other groups wanting to improve the warning system include Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton and the Grayson Neighborhood Council.
The district no longer issues "Spare the Air" alerts. Its hourly warnings, which began in 2010, provide real-time information on ozone and soot in the nine counties of the valley.
School officials and residents can sign up for email notifications, use their smart phones or look under "current air quality" on the district's Web site.
The district issues emergency air alerts if it sees pollution approaching levels that are harmful to everyone.
Officials said the hourly system was designed to make a distinction between hourly spikes of bad air and all-day averages. The district continues to work with schools to give warnings to parents and students on orange- and red-flag days. But, with the hourly data, they can tell whether conditions have improved enough to hold football practice or resume normal school activities.
"We believe in providing quality, accurate information to the public," said Heather Heinks, a district spokeswoman.
Betsy Reifsnider, environmental justice director for Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Stockton, said the coalition does not have a specific proposal for air alerts, but wants to set up a meeting with the district in January to discuss ideas.
She said the public is not made aware when pollutants violate federal health standards. "I am sure we can come up with something that makes sense for people in the San Joaquin Valley," she said.
The district last week unveiled an application for iPhones delivering constantly updated air-quality information.
The free app (search "valley air") provides real-time readings on ozone and particulate matter, the main health concerns during summer and winter, respectively. Users tap into monitoring stations closest to them instead of seeing countywide or valleywide readings.
Users also can see whether it's legal to burn wood on that day or the next, without calling or checking the newspaper or the Internet.
Android and Windows apps should be released by the first of the year. For details, see www.valleyair.org or call (209) 557-6400.


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This article is by Kaihan Krippendorff, a former consultant with McKinsey & Co. and the author of Outthink the Competition.
The national retailer Urban Outfitters has increased its revenues by 500% in the last 10 years, expanding to nearly $3 billion today from less than $500 million a decade ago. Not only does the company grow faster than its peers, it is also more profitable, averaging 21% profit margins[1] for the past five years, versus an industry average of 14%. It is tempting to credit the standard retailing virtues of good execution and a deeper understanding of the customer for this success, but the truth is far more enlightening.
Urban Outfitters keeps winning because it was built by two people who, in co-founder Dick Hayne's words, "knew nothing about the retailing business" when they started. The naiveté of the company's founders 40 years ago, when they were just college students, freed them to make counterintuitive decisions that traditional retailers still resist copying today.
For example, Urban Outfitters hires artists, rather than analytical business people, to manage its stores. Because it hires people with strong aesthetic sensibilities (Hayne calls them "sensory merchandisers"), the company can give them unusual freedom in how they shape the interiors of the stores. If a manager sees an old wooden crate on his way to work and thinks it would look good in the men's section, he can bring it to work and put it on display.
By making these seemingly innocuous and naive human resource decisions, Urban Outfitters created a powerful, disruptive force. Traditional clothing retailers won't give their managers such freedom, because they hire analytical business school students, not quirky design and art school graduates. As a result, every Urban Outfitters store looks a little different, while every competitor's store looks the same. And this difference—that the Urban Outfitters store near New York University looks different from the one near Boston University—really matters to Urban Outfitter's core customers, college students. Traditional retailers will resist copying this element of Urban Outfitter's strategy, because doing so would require firing their managers and hiring new ones.
Dissect the success of any fast-growing, innovative company, and you will see the same pattern at work. Innovators make choices the competition won't follow.
After studying about 300 such companies and interviewing many of their CEOs, I've come to believe that innovators who make unorthodox decisions adopt five habits. If you and I adopt these habits, we too can start outthinking our competition—every day.
Habit 1: Imagine. Leland Stanford, the founder of Stanford University, wrote that "man cannot create what he cannot imagine." To innovate, we must begin with a compelling vision of the future that is different from what others are imagining. Urban Outfitters' co-founders, for example, imagined a store not only serving college students but also run by college students (after all, they were college student themselves when they started).
Habit 2: Dissect. Innovators then break apart the problem and find a leverage point others don't see. For example, most retailers hoping to create a cool, college-student-friendly environment would likely start by hiring an interior design firm. Urban Outfitters, by contrast, focused on a different point of leverage: the store manager.
Habit 3: Expand. Innovators shift their perspective on the problem many times, generating more potential strategies than their competitors. Because they choose from a longer list, they have a better chance of finding the winning move, the strategy customers will love and competitors won't copy. I drive my clients to expand their options to at least 50 potential strategies, versus the three or four their competitors are likely considering. For example, in a recent session with a financial services company I asked, "What is uncoordinated that we can coordinate?," and they thought about creating a network of independent advisers. I then asked "where is the next battleground?," which led them to distribution through mobile apps and investing heavily in Africa. Some of these strategies are complimentary (mobile apps in Africa), and some force you to choose (independent advisers might view mobile apps as a threat). The key is to expand your option set by generating 10 times as many potential strategies as your peers.
Habit 4: Analyze using a disruptive mindset. Because great innovators choose from larger sets of options, they can be more selective. They can sort through the ideas they think customers will love and choose only those that competitors won't copy. There are innumerable ways Urban Outfitters could have customized each store, but it happened to choose the one that was too complicated for traditional retailers to copy. Competitors would need to replace all their managers.
Habit 5: Sell. Innovative ideas are always inconsistent with prevailing logic and beliefs. Therefore to innovate you must change others' logic and beliefs. Said Nobel Peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus, the creator of microfinance, "My greatest challenge has been to change the mindsets of people." That is why Dick Hayne and other innovators like him are always selling, to investors, employees, recruits, and customers.
Practice these habits every day. Before you make a decision, think IDEAS—Imagine, Dissect, Expand, Analyze, Sell—and you will start making more innovative choices. You start zigging where others mindlessly zag, keeping your competition off balance and building your competitive advantage at every turn.
[1] 5-year average earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation (EBITD) margins
Love it!
Daring to be different and creative, something that scares regular stores and rewards those who will go the extra mile.
Look at places like the Body shop and Lulu lemon. A completely different approach to selling and helping customers.
I,ll just mention that sometimes this different approach takes time for acceptance. More of a 51%, or tipping point scenario .
If you look at the core of any successful business it will always revolve around quality, not gimmicktry . Putting a personal spin on how you present specific items or the store has its own rewards.
Great article, thanks!
Some great ideas here. In some ways, this is heretical thinking, but to be disruptive and truly innovative you need to think differently and execute flawlessly. The one issue here is that disruption likely means extensive market education which isn't cheap, but may be very worthwhile to change market dynamics in your favor. We are truly trying to do this at Flash Purchase by empowering the consumer to create deals they want and build purchasing pools for merchants/sellers to bid on. Flipping commerce on its head a bit.
Kaihan good article. Just wondering how can I get in contact with you? For my own assistance in Beating the Competition? For a website, I have.
This isn't just a problem that's limited to retail. A lot of businesses shy away from thinking — and by that, I mean hiring — outside of the box. If your major wasn't business-related, if you don't have any internships, if you're changing careers — then it doesn't matter what you'd add to the business; you'll be a hard sell. There's some wisdom in that, but as an entrepreneur, I've hired a lot of people without business experience, and they have provided vital, fresh insight — as well as top-notch skills.
There's another problem attached to this as well. Let's say, as a manager, you DO hire outside the box — then are you keeping that employee boxed in to a certain role? I love working in and around startups because generally you can't afford to keep an employee just inside one role. If you allow even just a little flexibility between positions — if you see that an employee might fit better in another department, even for a time — you're more apt to keep your business fresh and keep your employees happy.
It would be interesting to know more of the data regarding the 5 habits and leaders interviewed.
It's somewhat unfortunate the article chose an example contrary to at least the relevant habit example. As the article is written, there was no "dissect" habit, rather the founders – at least as the article itself is phrased – simply chose a path out of "naivete," no careful determination they were going to gain a competitive edge. This calls into question somewhat the thesis itself.
What a great article! My biggest take-away… hire people you trust, and then let them do their job.
Thank you!
Misti Burmeister
Very inspiring. Thank you!
Great article Kaihan! In my past life I was a store manager for a leading retailer who is notorious for having stores that are merchandised identically nationwide.
While retailers like Urban Outfitters have succeed in beating the competition, those left behind need to focus on consistently tracking their competition to help slowly acclimate and adjust their business model.
My team recently released a competitor monitoring map that help companies find the "not so obvious" tactics on corporate websites.
You can access our infographic here: http://clearci.co/MapComp


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Poll: When Will Derek Jeter Return?By
It has been nearly six months since Derek Jeter had his left ankle surgery and nearly one month since he was setback by inflammation and required a cortisone shot. Yesterday we heard the Cap'n had to scale back his rehab work over the weekend, and that was before Joe Girardi confirmed Jeter isn't particularly close to appearing in rehab games. From Andrew Marchand:
"[Early May] was a date that was thrown out there," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "The easiest way for me to say it is he will be back when he is back — when he can physically do it on an everyday basis, and I don't think any of us will know the exact date until we go through some trial and error.
"He is not ready to play in games. I don't think they necessarily have an exact date where they know he is going to play in games. We'll just go day by day and see how he feels."
"Sometimes you can take too many ground balls," Girardi said. "They talked about lessening that load just because he was taking so many. Derek is such a creature of habit. To get him to break a cycle sometimes is difficult. He is going to want to do as much as he can as soon as he can, so we are just trying to make sure we don't go too fast. But there was no setback."
Girardi added that the scaled back the workload was not a setback — they're making sure he doesn't press too hard and aggravate anything, apparently — but saying Jeter "will be back when he's back," doesn't sound particularly promising.
The Yankees will continue to rely on Eduardo Nunez at shortstop for the time being, assuming pitchers stop hitting him with pitches at some point soon. Jayson Nix is safe as the utility infielder even though he's been dreadful on both sides of the ball so far. They simply don't have another option right now. I do think they should start combing the trade market for a better backup infielder though, especially since a 38-year-old shortstop with a bum ankle will be need a capable backup even once healthy.
Anyway, the Yankees will be without Jeter for what will almost certainly be the entire month of April. How much longer will be miss after that? Who knows. Let's find out what everyone thinks.
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I'm thinking 6 weeks. 2 more weeks of slow progression then a month or rehab games, but i'll say half will be in ext spring in fla so they can control it more. just my guess.
I'm guessing a last week of May/first week of June scenario.
I see mid May as best case scenario and more realistically the 1st week of June.
I'm in this boat too.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised 'no' was not an option on that poll.
You know it would have gotten votes…
Agree: or, my own option, "he'll be back but largely or entirely limited to righty DH & pinch-hitting duty."
I'm coming over from England June 18th to see 3 games at the stadium, hope he's back by then it's my last chance to see him, Andy and mariano! I agree with the post above i think a first week of June date would be most likely.
My initial reaction to seeing Jeter collapse on the field was that his career was over. I no longer think that he won't play again. But I think at some point the team will realize that if the goal is to prepare him to be the everyday SS, it isn't attainable. It's just hard to see a 38 yo with a metal plate in his ankle fielding 9 innings routinely. If Jeter comes back he will probably have to accept a lesser role, say a 50/50 split at SS with Nunez and DH against LHP.
I think it'll be 4 weeks. Granderson will return in early May, then Jete then Texiera. As long as Nuney can stay healthy we'll be just fine. It's when Nix has to play that balls get booted and strikeouts occur. At least Stewart provided some offense last night, Nix sat on one Verlander change and that's been his contribution.
Already forgotten the triple play?
Eddard doesn't record the events of any particular game in his memory.
He gets ideas, and holds on to those with all of his might.
I'm sticking with my "anterograde amnesiac" theory.
I'll optimistically say four weeks.
Longer than 6 weeks.
I think it's gonna be a while, folks.
Seriously surprised there wasn't a 'no' option on this poll.
You know people would have picked it…
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All star break
My vote was for 6 weeks. I'm optimistic about Jeter's recovery with that vote. Its not the bones. The tendons and ligaments were damage in the break. I believe the decision will come when the doctors tell Jeter while you are playing there will be some discomfort. Either you play with the pain or sit and wait for the day which may never come. He's going to 39 even a healthy 39 would have problems playing as often as he does.
according to bryan hoch jeter fielded more ground balls and took more batting practice today
I say he's back in 6 weeks but as part time DH/SS. I admire him and have for his entire career but I'm kind of tired of reading the same crap over and over that he will retire as the starting shortstop. He should move positions if it will allow him to play a few more years being he can continue to hit. Otherwise, just retire rather than forcing something that just isn't possible. He's not superman.
as long as Jeet has some free time maybe he can try to work with Papi on his investigation into finding out how those freaking 'roids got anywhere near him
It should be more than 6 weeks but it won't be. I am very concerned that he will reinjure it and that will = retirement. So much goes into playing SS in a major league game.
There is no rush for him to be back before the all star break.
I'll say six weeks unless he's kidnapped by Eddard in the name of all that is love and Nuney.
he's starting to remind me or another derek, or derrick that is….
4th of July
first off i love jeet, but i got jumped on during spring training when i said he would play less than 100 games. he's going to have a lot of trouble playing at major leauge level with that injury. i wish him the best, but this year will be a stuggle for him.


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Looking forward to picking up some World Series gear in Arlington before heading to the rink to hear from Craig Rivet. I'm curious as to whether he'll pull a Lindy Ruff and give up the captaincy and get a trade after getting benched Friday, or if he'll use it as motivation. Either way, should be an interesting chat. He was obviously too angry to talk Friday night when I approached him.
That situation is probably the only thing that's keeping me at the Sabres game tonight instead of calling in sick to go watch the Giants. Well, that and my integrity.
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Honda Odyssey Transmission Problems
finny007 Posts: 1Good afternoon all,
I recently spoke with the National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration (Part of Dept of Transportation that investigates recall issues) after Honda USA in Torrance CA refused to help out replacing the transmission/torque converter on a 2005 Odyssey Touring with 90K miles. I have owned 6 Honda's in the past 20 years and they still did not offer me any assistance.
Honda refused to extend any goodwill and replace the torque. Repair estimate is $2150 from dealership ... and they said they have done hundreds of torque converter replacements.
Class Action Suit or gov't issue recall is only thing Honda will respond too.
Please call the NHTSA hotline 1-888-327-4236 and lodge a formal complaint. You can search # of complaints here:
Honda knows there is a problem but will not do anything unless critical mass is reached and enough people complain to proper channel. There are 20 complaints on file under Powertrain: Automatic Transmission.
Everyone has the same problem of whole van shuddering between
20-45 mph. Please get the word out too, more people who reach out to the NHTSA better chance action will be taken. Pass along the phone and or URL above.
- A former long time Honda owner.
stimmons Posts: 2I'm the original owner of a 2002 Honda Odyssey LX and I've been plagued with numerous problems on this vehicle. First of all, I've had two transmissions fail. The first one failed following the recall service in May of 2005 (69,228 miles). The Honda service dealer indicated that I had not serviced the vehicle properly, since I had gone elsewhere to have my servicing completed. After retrieving all my records across town, I was able to prove to Honda that I had properly maintained my transmission/vehicle. Honda replaced the transmission 100%. It is now 4/2010 (just under 162,000miles) and the engine check light came on with P0740 code (Torque converter solenoid clutch open). Needless to say, the dealer replied that the transmission failed and had to be replaced. The initial negociation between the dealer service manager and the regional service manager resulted in a total price of $3641.00 for full replacement and labor. According to the dealer service manager, the discount was about 10% from Honda and 13% coming from the dealer. I'm trying to negociate with the service manager to only pay a total of $2800. He indicated that he would try to get it down to $3000. He is still crunching the numbers.....Well he came down to $3300! I'm having it rebuilt elsewhere. :lemon:
Meanwhile, I've also been plagued with other issues:
-the haudraulic door motors and rollers failed after 5yrs
-the vent window motors failed after 2 years
-the front console electrical system is quirky. ie. the fuel indicator and the coolant temperature indicator displayed high coolant temp. when the fuel level fell below half.
samspade1 Posts: 5Upon reading many of your postings regarding this issue, I can't help but feel discouraged by the kind of response most of you are getting from Honda America. Based on these inconsistencies, avoidances, and the fact that these transmissions were made in Japan, my first inclination is to write a scathing letter to the CEO of Honda in Japan. I recommend that everyone do the same thing, and while you're at it, CC your C-man. While many of our corporate leaders are desensitized to their own lack of integrity, many of the Japanese corporate leaders still possess an honorable sense of shame. This may serve us better since their inclination will be to restore our confidence in them, thereby saving face in our eyes...
a_rhymer Posts: 1We had the issue where the TCS light would light up for the past several years, but were told 'not to worry about it'. We could never get the light to be on when it was at the shop, since it was sporadic, and would reset when the vehicle was turned off and back on. Since we were the second owner, we didn't get notified of the recall or extended warranty by mail, and the dealer certainly didn't tell us anything of the sort.
Now, at 111,000 miles, the transmission clunks when shifting in the higher gears and the 'check engine' light is on. Took it by a local shop and they gave me the computer codes to why the 'check engine' light was on and the 'torque converter' is going bad, just like on the recall. My Honda shop, where I bought the van, tells me we have to wait and see what the Honda rep says. If they refuse to pay any of the cost then it is NOT considered warranty work, and we won't even be able to get a replacement transmission, period. We will have to, quote, "try and track down a used one or rebuilt one." So on top of all of this, I'm now finding out that the transmissions are going for a premium, because of high demand?? This is bull.
AND, this was our 'good vehicle', the one we paid more for, took extra good care of, relied on to transport our kids around. It has been sitting in the shop now for almost a week, and the Honda rep hasn't even returned my dealer's calls about my case. My wife is currently pregnant and having to get the kids around in a broken down POS vehicle we borrowed from my parents.
Sure, Honda is beyond the warranty period for my van, but the reason I paid a premium for this van, around 4 or 5 grand more than I would have paid for any other of the same year and specifications, is because I thought I was making an investment in quality and longevity; stupid me. I'm thinking my next vehicle will be a cheaper American built rig. I can use the money I save in price to fix whatever goes wrong down the road. This was my first Honda... looks to be my last.
jchan2 Posts: 4,956Just a word of advice:
I would definitely not put in a used transmission. Go either new or rebuilt. If I remember correctly some other posters have had luck going to independent shops to buy rebuilt transmissions.
With the failure rates on these transmissions being as high as they are, you could put in a used one and have that fail shortly after installation.
See what the Honda dealer says, but also look into an independent shop to rebuild/replace the transmission.
I am the original owner of a 2002 Honda Odyssey. It has 135K miles on it. I've been taking to Honda of Bowie (MD) for 7 years (its never been serviced anywhere else). Around 4 years ago at least my wife starting complaining about a "juddering/shuddering/slipping" at 45 mph. We'd take it to the dealer and they "could never find the problem." Finally the transmission has really gotten bad and now they just "found the problem" and can fix it for $4500. I am deeply disappointed in Honda and this dealership. They both have known this is a chronic problem and never told us. Needless to say this is not why I bought a Honda. My advice, is stay away from the brand. They are following Toyota by compromising quality for volume. :mad:
I am also a 2002 Honda Odyssey owner who had to have the transmision (180,000 kilometers) replaced for a huge sum of money back in 2007. I went ahead with the replacement, BUT I also wrote to the President of Honda Canada and outlined all the problems leading up to the troubles. I was polite in my snail-mail letter (not email) and was reimbursed one-half the invoice amount. Go to the top boss. Find out who is the President of Honda America and write to hime directly (not email). You might save some money in this approach. OH.....if you do get a reimbursement send out a Thank You letter to him or her.
Hello everyone, I wanted to share my facts with all of you fellow Honda Odyssey owners. My wife and I own a 2001 Honda Odyssey that had its 3rd transmission just go out so, we are asking Honda for #4 in 200K miles. We are averaging 50K miles per transmission.
Facts: Everyone knows Honda had serious design flaws within the transmission in these vehicles. Honda did what they should do, replaced it 3 times. Now, the vehicle has literally no residual value.
Transmission 2: Honda made no significant design modification to the transmission whatsoever and only replaced it with the exact same transmission after the first one failed. I know this for a fact because I asked Honda and investigated it.
Transmission 3: Honda made some very minor internal changes like increasing the size of the orifice within the tranny somewhere but there is no way to know oif your vehicle actually has an old design or new design????
LEGAL: If you have the old tranny, even beyond your warranty, you have legal recourse. Do NOT listen to Honda. Sue them collectively or alone in small claims court. Tell the judge that Honda breached the warranty by knowingly replacing your transmission with one that would also fail because they did not modify it to rectify the design flaws.
Furthermore; You can sue for Breech of Warranty and violation of the Deceptive Trade & Practices Act. The DTPA says that misrepresentation of fact or warranty is an unconscionable action. It takes advantage of the general public's knowledge or ability or experience with transmission design to a gross degree.
Put another way, Honda took advantage of us all. They did not thoroughly re-design a long term fix for the replacement transmissions and most people have no concept of engineering to know that Honda 's lack of diligence to modify and THOROUGHLY test the transmission modifications left thousands or millions of Odyssey Owners with defective merchandise that Honda no longer wishes to replace under warranty.
Additionally: What does this mean: If Your new tranny has less than the Honda warranted 109,000 miles that Honda offered you due to a class action lawsuit settlement, you can sue. The warranty Honda extended was extended on the whole vehicle and Honda hid the fact that replacement transmissions are NOT warranted to another 109K miles. So, you could own an Odyssey, put 3 tranny's in it all under 100K miles and get the 4th one at 109,100 miles.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: Sue Honda. Demand in court that the show record that the transmissions they replaced in your vehicle were modified in any way and no simply replaced. Make them acknowledge that their was a design flaw (They will say no) and then cite the thousands of others who have had the exact same problem.
Finally: The best thing you can do is blast it all over the net. Start a posting war. Make Honda know that you are telling people NOT to buy Honda! The Odyssey transmission is CRAP. Even in the new Odyssey the tranny is junk. It has fewer issues but is still problematic.
I posted earlier. So I contacted the dealer and Honda. Honda is now offering me $1600 towards a $4500 fix. Upon hearing that Honda of Bowie jacked up the cost $1000 to now $5500 to fix the transmission.
I told the corporate drones that Honda will be Toyota soon in terms of destroyed reputation. If you see the internal Toyota documents you see that they didn't want to do a recall and if they did, they wanted to do it on the cheap. This is what Honda is doing.
My wife and kids ride in the Odyssey. I know don't trust it or the dealer who never disclosed to me there was a recall on the transmission despite repeated complaints. AVOID HONDA OF BOWIE AT ALL COSTS. THEY NEVER DISCLOSED THIS PROBLEM DESPITE REPEATED COMNPLAINTS OF JUDDERING AT 40 MPH. In fact they have charged me $100 to let me know the transmission is broker.
"They just want to wait till you are out of warranty, so you will have to pay for it... What year is it?"
Totally agree. I brought in my 2002 Honda Odyssey for the last 2 years complaining about my transmission, They could never replicate the problem. It goes out of warranty and bang, they find the problem.
AVOID HONDA OF BOWIE and DON'T BUY A HONDA.
jkinsc Posts: 1I have had transmission/torque converter problems, but with my 2003 VW Passat wagon. The torque converter "went out", so we replaced it for $1600+. A few weeks later the slipping started again, and the transmission repair shop told us something in the transmission was causing the torque converter to wear out. We chose to buy a used transmission ($1800+installation) and then trade the vehicle after fixing it.
Based on my experience, you might choose to replace the whole transmission. I just took my 2009 Odyssey in for a "product update" for a "judder" issue with the torque converter.
Good luck.
car_tune Posts: 1My 2002 Odyssey that I purchased new required a its second transmission at 78,000 miles. I was driving at a low speed near home when the car shuddered after downshifting unexpectedly. In this case, I had purchased the extended warranty after a grueling day at the dealership. It turned out to be a good thing, and the new transmission cost me $50 out of pocket. At 140,000 miles the engine light and TCS light were on. Diagnostics pointed to the torque converter. I chose not to spend more money on the vehicle and drove it (only locally) for approximately another year until it stranded me on the interstate. I could either spend several thousand dollars in repairs that I probably wouldn't recoup on an immediate sale, or I could dump it and lick my wounds. Sold for $750 in January 2010.
I still have a 2007 Odyssey that I also purchased new. I had the steering worked on under warranty, and it now feels as though the power steering is failing again. I've also been notified of two recalls - one for transmission and one for breaks.
Both vehicles handle(d) really well and proved versatile when loading for weekend adventures. The service records, however, have been lackluster. I apparently have been sucker enough to buy the one crappy car in the Honda lineup twice. Naming this vehicle seems to be Honda's most on-target part of its production: Odyssey - a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.
victorko Posts: 1hondahawaii,
did honda ever compensate you for the EGR valve? I have 95000 miles on my 2001 and it's beyond the 8 years and 80k miles. i tried calling Honda Customer Relations and the woman wasn't that helpful. she did take down my number and said someone would call me back. i'm not holding my breath.
nomashonda4me Posts: 1Had our 3th transmission replaced on April 27, 2010.First broke at 25488,did not make the recomended fluid service at 30000.Second broke at 70657mi(45157mi on the second).Third at 108849(38192mi on third).Honda America paid for half off the price of transmission but would not budge on the labor.Our other car is a Toyota Camry with 104675 and have had no major problem with that car. We are now looking to replace the Odyssey and WILL stay far away from Hondas.
jeniloohoo Posts: 1Yep, we're another "only dealer serviced, babied" 2003 Odyssey owner with a tranny failure at 108k miles. The dealer is quoting us $5400 for a new one. They and Honda America are agreeing to pay $50% as they agree there are problems with Odyssey transmission from that model year. Um, if they acknowledge manufacturer error, why are WE required to pay anything?
We will be trading in our 2008 Honda Civic, and getting rid of the Odyssey as well. We will never buy another Honda.
Our dilemma at this point is do we have to pay the almost $3k to fix this thing, just to trade it in? Seeing as how many people on are on their 2nd and 3rd trannies, we have no faith that even getting a new one will guarantee us safety and reliability and a return on our investment.
Wonder why the class action suit of the earlier models has not extended to the '03 and '04?
inspectorman Posts: 1I purchased this oddy in feb and had no problems with it until yesterday when I was leaving to go to the grocery store. I put the van in reverse and backed up with no problems, then I put it into drive and noticed it took about 1 sec longer for the van to engage into drive. It feels like it slips into gear and the van jolts forward just a little. I took it to the dealer where I purchased it and he told me it sounds like the tranny needs to be flushed and filled. Anyone out there have any suggestions that could help me get this fixed?
udiar14 Posts: 1I have Honda Odyssey 2000 with 66000 miles.
So far i have no issues and very happy with it.
I have a few questions?
1. Am I just lucky?
2. Should I sell it before I have problems?
3. If i will have transmission problem will Honda will pay? Up do how many miles?
4. Do most owners get the transmission problems?
g3guy Posts: 31Udiar14: 1. you are lucky beyond your dreams. 2. yes, dump it while you can, and stay away from the Pilot and Odessey in your next purchase. The transmissions were built for sedans, not vans and SUVs.. 3. Honda will likely not pay at all, or will charge you an exorbitant amount for labor and part of the cost of the transmission. 4. Yes, most owners, particularly of older Ody's have had or will have problems with the torque converter or transmission proper. Even the new vans have trouble like this. When will Honda learn? You probably don't drive the van very much, so haven't had trouble yet. But, if the "check engine" light comes on, that's the cue that trouble is on the way. I'm on the fourth transmission on my 2000, but my van's trouble started under warranty, so all of my trannys have been under warranty. I'll dump it before my current coverage ends next spring. Best wishes....G3guy


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just wondering?
just wondering?
set times in general get longer as the day goes on, and most headliners get at least an hour
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Sometimes more.
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depends. Coachella HAS a cerfew inforced by the city. In years past some bands have said F it and kept playing.
It's my understanding ...living in Indio and the mayor is a freind of our family...that the agreement with GV and the city is a hard agreement if GV wishes to continue working with the city.
I'm not positive, but I believe the stop time is 1am.
GV will pull the cord at that time...playing or not due to city regulation and houses that are nearby that may not want to hear the noise beyond that time.
look at the schedule when it comes out and you'll see the exact times.
Would the time sets have been shorter or longer in 2007?
It was a bit hazy at the end of each day...so my recall isn't court worthy.
he means the FOUR YEAR bump.
just depends-
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— Mary Elizabeth Patterson began her endless vacation on Dec. 10, 2012.
Mary, age 58, was born on March 12, 1954, in Salisbury, MD. She attended Promise Land Family Church. Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her father, Sylvester Pruitt, mother Mary Estelle Taylor, husband Donald Ray Patterson, brother, Danny Pruitt and grandparents.
She is survived by her daughter, Ashley and husband Caleb Morris and their children Lahndyn Ray Morris, Madison Morris and Canaan John Morris of Weatherford; son, William Don (Donnie) Patterson of Mineral Wells; step-mother, Connie Pruitt of Girdletree, MD; sisters, Vicki Sue Pruitt of Weatherford, Nita Stephens and husband David of Mineral Wells; brothers, Joey Pruitt of Pokomoke, MD; Steven Pruitt of Girdletree, MD. Numerous other family and friends.
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Cobb County officials say they are working with state and federal officials to garner grant funding and provide final relief to property owners impacted by the 2009 floods.
Federal Emergency Management Agency funds should total more than $2.6 million and will be used to acquire the final 21 flood-prone properties that were substantially damaged.
"During an emergency, our first priority is to help our residents," Chairman Tim Lee said. "Even after the immediate impact has passed, we continue to help residents recover as much as possible. We are working diligently with state and federal agencies and should begin to acquire the final phase of flood-damaged properties this year."
In 2009, historic floods decimated much of Austell. Since then, 130 homes have been purchased for approximately $19 million.
Once the final grant funds are received, it will take about two years to buy the properties and demolish homes. The land will become passive greenspace that will never be redeveloped.