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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Havlickuv Brod, CZE
DRAFTED: NYI: 1999-228 overall
Selected by the Islanders in the eighth round (228th overall) of the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Signed to a one-year contract on Jan. 13, 2013
Signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 6, 2011.
Scored three goals in 13 games during his 11th NHL season and 10th with the Islanders...Placed on injured reserve on Feb. 4 (retroac- tive to Feb. 3) after suffering an abdomen/groin injury in practice...Activated off IR on Feb. 18 and made his season debut on Feb. 24 vs. Carolina in the Islanders' 19th game of the season...Scored his first goal of the season, the game winner, on March 5 vs. Montreal.
2011-12: Was limited to seven games during his first year with Columbus and his 10th NHL season...Scored a goal on Oct. 12 vs. Colorado...Suffered a concussion on Oct. 21 vs. Detroit and missed the remainder of the season.
2010-11: Scored 16 points (3g/13a) in 64 games during his ninth season with the Islanders, while ranking fourth on the team in average time on ice (20:50)...Recorded his first point of the year (assist) in the Islanders season-opener on Oct. 9 vs. Dallas...Scored his first goal of the season on Oct. 15 at Pittsburgh...Played in his 400th NHL game on Oct. 30 at Philadelphia...Had a two-point night (0g/2a) on Dec. 2 vs. NY Rangers... Missed two games after being hit in the arm by a Zdeno Chara slap shot on Dec. 9...Suffered a wrist injury on Dec. 22 vs. Tampa Bay and missed nine games before returning on Jan. 11 vs. Vancouver...Scored his second goal on Feb. 21 vs. Florida...Suffered a lower- body injury on Feb. 21 vs. Florida and missed seven games...Recorded his 100th career point (1a) on Mar. 18 at Carolina.
2009-10: Was limited to 16 games in his eighth season with the Islanders before being shut down due to a knee injury...Scored his first goal of the season on Oct. 10 at Boston...Logged a season-high 26:06 of ice time on Oct. 21 vs. Carolina...Scored the first short-handed goal of his career on Oct. 24 vs. Washington...Suffered a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 6 at New Jersey.
2008-09: Established new career highs in goals (6) and shooting percentage (11.1) in 51 games with the Islanders...Ranked third on the team in average time on ice at 21:33...Scored his first goal on Feb. 3 vs. Tampa Bay...Scored his first career power-play goal on Apr. 4 vs. Tampa Bay.
2007- 08: Posted 15 assists in 69 games during his sixth NHL season with the Islanders...Led the team in average time on ice at 22:52... Took a career-high 98 shots...Recorded a two-point game (0g/2a) on Oct. 20 against New Jersey...Skated in his 300th NHL game on Feb. 18 vs. San Jose...Missed 13 games due to a right leg bruise.
2006-07: Matched his career high with 17 points (2g/15a), despite playing in only 43 games with the Islanders...Led the team with a plus-19 rating...Missed the final 30 games of the season due to a fractured leg, sustained on Feb. 13 at Montreal.
2005-06: Set a career high in assists (16) and points (17) in his fourth season with the Islanders...Played in his 200th career NHL game on Mar. 19 vs. NY Rangers.
2004-05: During the NHL Lockout, returned to the Czech Republic and played for Ceske Budejovice (Czech)...Compiled 30 points (12g/18a) in 30 games...Recorded two goals and three assists for five points in 12 postseason games.
2003-04: Posted seven points (4g/3a) in 47 games as a third-year Islander...Notched his third career game-winner with his first goal of the season on Dec. 9 vs. Tampa Bay...Had a career-high 15 penalty minutes on Feb. 3 vs. Vancouver.
2002-03: In his first full season with the Islanders, posted 13 points (2g/11a) and ranked third on the team with a plus-15 rating...Tallied his first point of the season with an assist on Oct. 26 vs. Philadelphia...Sent to Bridgeport (American Hockey League) on a conditioning assignment Nov. 19-29...Scored his first goal of the season on Dec. 17 vs. Detroit....Notched a career-high two points (0g/2a) on Mar. 25 at Chicago...Scored the game-winning goal on Apr. 6 at Carolina.
2001-02: Scored five points (1g/4a) and posted a plus-five rating with the Islanders in the first 23 games of his rookie campaign before sustaining a season-ending injury...Made his NHL debut on Oct. 5 at Tampa Bay, registering a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes...Tallied his first NHL point with an assist on Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh...Recorded his first NHL goal with the OT game-winner on Oct. 18 vs. Carolina...Registered one assist and two penalty minutes in his first game back from injury on Nov. 23 vs. Toronto...Sustained a season-ending knee injury on Dec. 11 vs. Ottawa.
2000-01: Played in 44 regular season games with Budejovice in the Czech Extraliga, tallying eight goals and 18 points with a plus-13 rating.
1999-00: Notched a career-high 18 assists in 45 games with Budejovice (Czech). 1998-99: Recorded career highs in goals (12) and points (25) in 52 games with Budejovice (Czech)...Ranked third on the team with 50 penalty minutes... Appeared in three playoff games, notching two assists. 1997-98: Tallied eight points (3g/5a) and registered 40 penalty minutes in his first season with Budejovice (Czech).
2013: Appeared in two Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Islanders during their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Pittsburgh.
2007: Missed the entire Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo due to injury.
2004: Posted a team-best plus-2 rating in the Eastern Conference Quartferfinals vs. Tampa Bay...Notched his first playoff assist/point in Game 2.
2003: Made his NHL postseason debut and played in four games, recording four penalty minutes.
Played for the Czech team at three world championships (2000 - Russia, 2001 - Germany, 2011 - Slovakia)...Won a Gold Medal in 2001, leading the tournament in plus-minus (plus-12) as the only non-NHL defenseman on the roster...Won Bronze in 2011, but suffered a tournament-ending head injury in his first game.

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AUSTIN (February 25, 2013)--The Texas state budget will lose $334 million because of the budget standoff in Washington, mostly in cuts to public education programs, budget experts told Texas lawmakers Monday.
The Texas Education Agency alone would lose $167.7 million in grants, the experts said.
More than 285 schools will lose federal funding on July 1.
Schools will also lose funding for special education and classes to teach English as a second language.
Major reductions will also occur in funding for nutrition programs, early child intervention and family protective services.
The Texas budget receives $34 billion from Washington every year and the law instituting automatic budget cuts is expected to take effect on Friday.
Lawmakers complained that while the state will lose federal money, the federal regulations to receive that funding will remain in place.
The White House has released a state-by-state look at the impact of the automatic cuts, basing the numbers only on the $85 billion in cuts for this fiscal year, from March-September, that are set to take effect Friday without a budget deal.
Texas Impact By The Numbers
(Source: White House)
Teachers and Schools:
Texas will lose approximately $67.8 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting around 930 teacher and aide jobs at risk. In addition about 172,000 fewer students would be served and approximately 280 fewer schools would receive funding.
Education for Children with Disabilities:
In addition, Texas will lose approximately $51 million in funds for about 620 teachers, aides, and staff who help children with disabilities.
Work-Study Jobs:
Around 4,720 fewer low income students in Texas would receive aid to help them finance the costs of college and around 1,450 fewer students will get work-study jobs that help them pay for college.
Head Start:
Head Start and Early Head Start services would be eliminated for approximately 4,800 children in Texas, reducing access to critical early education.
Protections for Clean Air and Clean Water:
Texas would lose about $8,467,000 in environmental funding to ensure clean water and air quality, as well as prevent pollution from pesticides and hazardous waste. In addition, Texas could lose another $2,235,000 in grants for fish and wildlife protection.
Military Readiness:
In Texas, approximately 52,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $274.8 million in total.
Base operation funding would be cut by about $233 million in Texas.
Air Force:
Funding for Air Force operations in Texas would be cut by about $27 million.
Reduce procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter from Texas, and cancel scheduled Blue
Angels shows in Corpus Christi and Fort Worth.
Law Enforcement and Public Safety Funds for Crime Prevention and Prosecution:
Texas will lose about $1,103,000 in Justice Assistance Grants that support law enforcement, prosecution and courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, and crime victim and witness initiatives.
Job Search Assistance to Help those in Texas find Employment and Training:
Texas will lose about $2,263,000 in funding for job search assistance, referral, and placement, meaning around 83,750 fewer people will get the help and skills they need to find employment.
Child Care:
Up to 2,300 disadvantaged and vulnerable children could lose access to child care, which is also essential for working parents to hold down a job.
Vaccines for Children:
In Texas around 9,730 fewer children will receive vaccines for diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, whooping cough, influenza, and Hepatitis B due to reduced funding for vaccinations of about $665,000.
Public Health:
Texas will lose approximately $2,402,000 in funds to help upgrade its ability to respond to public health threats including infectious diseases, natural disasters, and biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological events. In addition, Texas will lose about $6,750,000 in grants to help prevent and treat substance abuse, resulting in around 2,800 fewer admissions to substance abuse programs. And Texas' health departments will lose about $1,146,000 resulting in around 28,600 fewer HIV tests.
STOP Violence Against Women Program:
Texas could lose up to $543,000 in funds that provide services to victims of domestic violence, resulting in up to 2,100 fewer victims being served.
Nutrition Assistance for Seniors:
Texas would lose approximately $3,557,000 in funds that provide meals for seniors.


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The First Baptist Church, of Gridley, is presenting a Gospel Concert, on
Sunday evening, October 7, 6:00 PM, featuring a Southern Gospel Quartet, called "GOLDEN STATE QUARTET".
"GOLDEN STATE" has become one of the most beloved groups in the state of California over the past ten years. With their classic southern gospel sound, tight harmonies, and hearts and lives completely devoted to Jesus, God has allowed Golden State Quartet to inspire and lift up His people all over the state of California.
The Golden State Quartet's vision for the future has been crafted by the "Potter" Himself. All of the members of Golden State Quartet are deeply committed to bringing the Lord's message of "Good News" and the salvation we all have through Jesus Christ our Lord, the "Potter" from Galilee.
The public is cordially invited and we urge you to bring a friend to share great time of worship and praise.
Admission is free. To help offset their expenses, a Love Offering will be taken.
Please contact our church office, at 846-3122 for further information. 100 VERMONT STREET
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Twitter didn't look like it was going to make it.
In the seven years since its birth, it has struggled. It was a tech company with major service outages. Its co-founders feuded and it cycled through CEOs. Three hundred of its internal documents were leaked and published. It introduced advertising without asking its users to opt in. Pundits dismissed its 140-character service as just a widget that a bigger company should buy.
It's the anti-MBA case study. Part of its charm has been its "failability," said one observer.
And yet, last week, Twitter proved it's around for the foreseeable future when it celebrated its IPO with a more than 70 percent pop on the first day and raised $1.8 billion. While much of Twitter's success has been attributed to the leadership that has navigated the company in recent years, the company's service has built-in characteristics that make it resilient.
To those who still think Twitter is just this year's flavor, reconsider your position. Here are five reasons why Twitter will survive:
1. The real YouTube
Twitter lets people do something fundamental -- have their say. Twitter has figured out a way to give users a casual, easy way to broadcast to a wide audience without much effort. The company's key decision was to set up the service so that people could follow someone without getting that person's permission.
That has attracted celebrities, sports figures and politicians who have long bristled at having to go to the media to communicate. Followers have loved the direct contact, too. For non-celebrities, Twitter has created a reward system of retweets and favorites that lets the rest of us feel we are being heard.
2. The king of mobile
Twitter has become the chief distribution channel for mobile. Although it launched a year before the first iPhone went on sale, the service has been mobile since its inception in 2006 when users were text messaging using Twitter. While other companies have struggled with the user shift to smartphones and tablets, more than 70 percent of Twitter's revenue is from mobile.
3. Enjoying the network effect
The more people who use the service, particularly influencers, the more who want to be on it. As we saw with MySpace, once the favorite hangout of bands, a social service's popularity can vanish overnight if it doesn't keep innovating or if another platform offers something unique and compelling. And since just 16 percent of U.S. adults currently use Twitter, according to a new Pew Research Center study, there is a lot of room to grow.
4. Making friends with Hollywood
Silicon Valley companies have at times struggled with their relationship with Hollywood. Twitter took a different tack and decided to tie itself to TV as a companion. And its pitch to advertisers is that it is the TV of the new age, giving brands the ability to reach audiences of influencers in a targeted way.
Industry analysts point out that users who converse on Twitter about their favorite movies and TV shows are also giving advertisers information about their interests. Victor Anthony, an Internet analyst at Topeka Capital Markets, said that Twitter has become synonymous with the idea of "social TV" and that advertisers and TV networks are turning to Twitter to drive "audience and reach."
Others have suggested that Twitter could also spread its wings into commerce, with its users prompted to watch a movie or TV episode discussed or purchase a product that is advertised.
5. Swiss Army knife of a service.
People use Twitter in a variety of ways that don't seem to clash. They search for people and topics, follow fast-breaking news such as bin Laden's death, get information out about an emergency and chatter about the latest episode of "Glee." They can talk directly with the rich and famous, a kind of access to newsmakers that is unique. And they are relatively loyal to the service, coming back for more.
Sure, someone else may come along and build a better mousetrap. And another massive technical shift could knock Twitter off its perch if it doesn't anticipate it.
But I'm betting the company is going to survive technology's rocky shoals.
Contact Michelle Quinn at 510-394-4196 and firstname.lastname@example.com Follow her at twitter.com/michellequinn.


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On a summer day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy helicoptered into the hot, dusty grasslands between Gilroy and Los Banos and pushed a dynamite plunger in a ceremony with California Gov. Pat Brown.
"It is a pleasure for me to come out here and help blow up this valley for the cause of progress," Kennedy told the cheering throngs who had come to see the president launch construction of the San Luis Reservoir.
Now, half a century later, the federal government is proposing to expand the reservoir, a key source of water for Central Valley farmers and Silicon Valley -- albeit with less fanfare.
The $360 million proposal calls for increasing the height of San Luis' 305-foot-tall earthen dam by 20 feet. That would create another 130,000 acre-feet of storage, enough water each year for the needs of 650,000 people.
The idea of expanding the reservoir, seen every day by motorists zooming along Highway 152 near Pacheco Pass, has been considered and rejected at least twice in the past 15 years because of costs and other issues. But recent events have brought it back to life, water officials say.
"Things have changed," said Steve Geissinger, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which owns the dam.
The two things that have changed the most are earthquake risks and new rules aimed at protecting endangered fish.
In 2006, as part of routine tests, engineers determined that earthquake faults in the area could produce more shaking than earlier thought. So because the dam needs seismic strengthening, federal officials say, it makes sense economically to raise the dam and strengthen it at the same time.
Two years later, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued new rules to protect the finger-sized delta smelt, an endangered fish. That limited the amount of water that can pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, about 50 miles north of San Luis Reservoir.
The reduced pumping meant less water for Central Valley farmers and for Silicon Valley, particularly in dry years. As a result, congressional leaders and Central Valley farm water districts have stepped up calls to expand the reservoir so that more water can be stored there in wet years as insurance for the times when Delta pumping is curtailed.
"There have been a number of years where there is plenty of water in the Delta and people just didn't have anywhere to put it. Those years are more precious to us now," said Joan Maher, deputy operating officer for the Santa Clara Valley Water District -- which supplies water for 1.8 million people in Santa Clara County.
Although it's not the tallest dam in the United States (that title belongs to to 770-foot Oroville Dam, in Butte County), or the largest reservoir (that's Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam, east of Las Vegas), San Luis Reservoir is the nation's largest off-stream reservoir.
When full, San Luis holds up to 2 million acre-feet of water -- enough to supply the needs of 10 million people for a year. But it's now only 26 percent full after two dry years.
Every winter, when rains come and snows melt, water is pumped from the Delta into San Luis and then delivered north through a tunnel to Anderson Reservoir near Morgan Hill. It also heads south to Central Valley fields and eventually Los Angeles and other cities through canals and pipes.
Unlike with many other proposed dam projects, most environmentalists don't oppose the idea of expanding San Luis.
"Obviously you'd need more study to see the impact on wildlife and on the Delta, but we see an opportunity for south-of-Delta storage like this to take more water in wet years and less from the Delta in dry years," said Doug Obegi, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. "It's definitely worth studying."
The project also could help fix a long-standing problem in dry years, when the lake level can get so low that its water warms up, grows algae and develops taste and odor problems.
The project, however, still faces significant hurdles.
The first is money. Federal water officials have not yet identified a funding source, although some would probably come from Congress, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District would most likely have to put up a portion.
The project also faces at least three years or more of engineering and environmental studies.
Bureau of Reclamation officials say that while raising the dam 20 feet wouldn't flood Highway 152, it would put portions of the adjacent Pacheco State Park under water.
The proposed project is part of a trend over the past decade or so: raising existing dams rather than trying to build new ones.
In 2012, the Contra Costa Water District expanded Los Vaqueros Reservoir near Brentwood by 60 percent by raising its dam 34 feet. The $120 million project increased the reservoir's capacity to 160,000 acre-feet.
Federal and state officials are also studying increasing the height of Shasta Dam in Shasta County and New Exchequer Dam on Lake McClure near Mariposa. The reason: Most of the best rivers are already dammed, and damming the rest is fiercely opposed by environmentalists and some political leaders because the projects are costly and would kill salmon and other endangered species.
"It's a matter of impacts," Maher said. "If you have a brand new dam someplace, that is going to have a much bigger range of impacts than raising an existing dam."
Paul Rogers covers resources and environmental issues. Contact him at 408-920-5045. Follow him at Twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN.


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Three new pages have been posted with indexes of microfilm and cd-rom disks in the library for research. Access the pages by clicking on the Libraries tab at the top of the home page at the WCGS Bulletin (or see above). They include Wood County Democrat back issues on microfilm, U. S. Federal censuses for Wood County and a few other counties, and cd-rom disks of research data. All these resources are for in-library use and require use of either a microfilm reader or computer which are available at the library.
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Definition of Kikuyu in English:
noun (plural same or Kikuyus)
1A member of a people forming the largest ethnic group in Kenya.
Example sentences
- Although most members were Kikuyus, they encouraged all ethnic groups to join together to achieve independence.
- For his generation that was born in Kenya with its mixture of Kikuyus and whites, Indians and Masais, the memories are of the magical years of school and friendships and the lurking fear of violence that was never far away.
- By the 1950s urbanization was combining with grievances about forced labour during the Second World War, and with the ongoing land question, to produce unprecedented resentment among the Kikuyu.
2 [mass noun] The Bantu language of the Kikuyu, with over 5 million speakers.
Example sentences
- Other ethnic languages include Luo, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luyia, Gusii, and Kalenjin, which are usually spoken at home.
- Like India, Kenya too has many languages and Caroline writes poems in three languages, English, Swahili, and Kikuyu.
- Major ethnic languages in Kenya include Kikuyu, Luo, Kiluyia, Kikamba, Samburu, Maasai, and others.
3 (kikuyu or kikuyu grass) A creeping perennial grass which is native to Kenya and cultivated elsewhere as a lawn and fodder grass.
- Pennisetum clandestinum, family Gramineae.
Example sentences
- But it was this raft of feet and noise that followed a disappointed Charlie down through the kikuyu grass at the edge of the dunes.
- This is a good option if your lawn has the sort of grass with runners, like kikuyu.
- Margaret rang in with a question about lawns - she says hers looks very sad - it's a mixture of couch, kikuyu and dichondria - but one area doesn't want to grow anything at all.
Relating to the Kikuyu or their language.
Example sentences
- It is perhaps understandable that the Kikuyu people who reside on its lower slopes thought it fit for Gods' abode.
- For example, Kikuyu teachers need to be empowered to use other means of discipline beyond corporal punishment, so that the child's rights are protected and the practices of the home are respected.
- One Kikuyu female farmer, for example, approached a large farm with a proposal to pay a small fee to tap into their irrigation system.
A local name.
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City, county schools and UA to dismiss early
Threat of severe weather in area
Published: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 9:09 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 9:09 a.m.
Tuscaloosa City Schools will dismiss students early today because of approaching severe weather.
The school system announced the following schedule will be used for school dismissals:
High schools will dismiss at 11 a.m. (this includes all Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools students)
Middle schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
Elementary schools will dismiss at noon.
"Of course if conditions change, we will make changes to the dismissal times as weather conditions dictate," the system announced. "Our first priority is for safety of students and employees."
Tuscaloosa County Schools planned to dismiss classes at 12:15 p.m.
The University of Alabama also planned to dismiss classes at 12:15 p.m.
Classes at will resume once the weather has cleared the area. Students, faculty and employees ill be notified via UA Alerts that the all-clear has been given and the time that classes and activities will resume.
Ferguson Center and Gorgas library will stay open for students and employees who want to shelter on campus until the severe weather clears the area.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Birmingham predict that some areas could experience two waves of strong winds that have the potential to cause tornadoes. Storms will move east throughout the day and out of the state between 9 and 11 p.m., according to the Wednesday morning briefing.
The NWS predicts a moderate chance for damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


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Parkland lawyer who was paid year's salary to quit lands job at Haynes and Boone, a big Dallas firm
Parkland Memorial Hospital's former top staff attorney has a new job at Haynes and Boone, a large international law firm based in Dallas.
Parkland paid the attorney, Michael Silhol (right), a year's salary to quit in September but wouldn't say why. Later, the taxpayer-financed hospital also paid him a $90,000 bonus.
A Haynes and Boone press release says Silhol will advise health care providers on matters such as internal investigations, patient-dumping allegations "and fraud and abuse matters." He did similar work at Parkland, which faces ongoing investigations of billing and patient-care issues.
George Bramblett, a prominent partner at Haynes and Boone, is a longtime member of the Southwestern Medical Foundation board. The foundation says it is "dedicated to supporting medical research, education and patient care at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and its affiliated institutions," including Parkland.
UPDATE: The law firm says Bramblett had nothing to do with Silhol's hiring.


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Registration fees help us put on a great race, but fundraising is the best way to support the kids of St. Jude. While fundraising is not required for general registrants, we give all participants the opportunity, tools and support to raise funds — simply log in to your participant center after you register and we'll guide you from there!
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Why fundraise as a St. Jude Hero?
- Registration fees offset the cost of the race, but funds raised by St. Jude Heroes support the hospital.
- The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the single largest one-day fundraising event for St. Jude.
- We're one of the few marathons in the world owned and operated by a charity.
The fundraising efforts of St. Jude Heroes help ensure no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Learn how your race can mean more when you fundraise.
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For childhood cancer survivors, the battle isn't over just because they've grown up and the cancer's gone.
26.2 reasons to run the St. Jude Memphis Marathon
Read our list of 26.2 reasons why the St. Jude Memphis Marathon is the marathon you want to run.
Going for four
Tim has decided to do "something bigger" this year. Find out how St. Jude inspired him to be a Hero.
Help us put on a great race day. We have many ways you can get involved!
Train for your race
We've teamed up with Breakaway Running to get you to the starting line.


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By John Morrison on Sep 15, 2007
The importance & effect of Attitude on a person's life, can never be emphasized enough. Attitudes are often-times called as mirrors of the mind. Accomplishment, as Prof. Erwin Schell put it, is not solely determined by competence & facilities, but instead requires the vital catalyst ... i.e. Attitude.
Well, why am I talking about Attitude ? This is a topic about which several tomes have been written about, umpteen lectures made and papers published ... yet one thing that's missing is ... the realization of its importance has not permeated to every section of our society.
A case-in-point was a recent conversation I had with an auto-rickshaw driver on the streets of Bangalore city.
This is how the journey (er.. conversation) went ... few days ago, whilst waiting for a ride - i flagged down an empty auto-rickshaw which was making its presence felt all over town, the reason being, the driver was "playing" some movie songs at full volume on speakers that i must say croaked at full blast rather than played the music ... I could hardly discern the lyrics of the song and all i could hear was pure unadulterated noise at decibel levels i felt were sufficient to drown out the sounds from a dozen airplanes taking off simultaneously! ...
Anyways, I hopped onto the auto (short for auto-rickshaw) and screamed my destination to the driver .. who simply nodded in agreement ... and off we went snaking through the trraffic- the start of a memorable ride ! oh btw, i did get quite a few stares a.k.a. dirty looks from other folks on the road ... who seemed not too impressed with the assault on their ear-drums already under considerable duress owing to the incessant honking of & noises from a zillion other automobiles on the choked streets of the city ...
Impervious to the stares from others outside the auto, i decided to try some small talk with the driver in the hope that i could get him to turn off the "music" which at the time seemed like something that unrepentant criminals would be subject to, to make them spill the beans. All my efforts at getting the driver to talk seemed futile ... i guess i've had more success during my 1:1 conversations with my team members at office.
As we waded through the traffic, i was giving some serious thought to buying a pair of noise-cancellation headphones, which until then seemed pretty pointless to me. Well, i did not have to worry about having to endure the "musical" torture for long ... our auto was overtaken by an SUV (really neat looking BMW X3) at which point, the music ceased abruptly (wow ! miracles do happen !) and little did i realize that i was about to listen to some choice expletives that would shame the pants off of most people ... i saw this as an opportunity to start talking and boy was the driver eager to talk!... he gave me an earful (actually several earfuls would be more appropriate) on how folks "become rich" and "acquire" their "ill-gotten gains" by "swindling the government", the "poor hard-working workers", etc, etc.
The flow of words continued unabated for a while, providing me a fair insight into the driver's "thought processes" and "attitudinal make-up" .... realizing that he did not want any advice, all i did was give him a patient hearing (yes, not exactly the best thoughts to fill the mind! ) and murmur a few words that seemed appropriate for the situation ... after a while the verbal diarrhoea stopped for a few moments (guess he was trying to catch his breath) which afforded me a fairly good chance to sneak in a few words (sentences) side-ways and try to see if there was any "scope for change" during the short period of our journey together ...
All hopes were dashed, when he continued his tirade and bolstered his arguments based on information he had supposedly gathered from a television series! that focussed on tax-evasion and other such illegal activities by a handful of "rich" people ... this juicy information coupled with his present circumstances, provided adequate fodder & fuel for his cannons to go blazing at the slightest "provocation". At the end of the journey, i must admit i did have some interesting perspectives as well as a little re-affirmation of the role of Attitude.
Without adopting an holier than thou stance, all i can say is repeat the oft-repeated cliche .. Attitude does help determine Altitude ! and as David J. Schwartz says in his book The Magic of Thinking BIG, "How you think determines how you act. How you act in turn determines: How others react to you". Generous doses of (Positive) - Thinking + Attitude can take us a long way ... up !
I must say, i'm truly motivated to pen a few more thoughts on this subject ... will reserve those for upcoming posts !


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Community fights to keep prison open
Local leaders organizing campaign of businesses, neighborsUPDATED 10:06 AM EDT Sep 13, 2013
Cheryl Poupore works at the Chateaugay Correctional Facility. She has been there for years. She's one of more than 100 people who work at the prison that the state plans to close next July.Video Transcript
HANDFUL OF PRISONS TO SAVE MONEY -- ONE OF THEM IN OUR REGION... CHATEAUGAY CORRECTIONAL IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK... NEWS CHANNEL FIVE'S ALISON CAREY EXPLAINS. NEW ON NIGHTCAST CHERYL POUPORE WORKS AT CHATEAUGAY CORRECTIONAL... SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR YEARS ... CHERYL POUPORE EMPLOYEE in the north country there isn't an option. Ya know if you don't work for the state, there isn't a whole lot you can do in small communities like Chateaugay CHERYL'S ONE OF MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE PRISON -- THAT THE STATE PLANS TO CLOSE NEXT JULY... GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS THERE ARE FEWER INMATES.. AND IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TOO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN. BILLY JONES BOARD OF LEGISLATURES that leaves us with trying to convince the legislature, the governor and the department of corrections to keep it open. LOCAL OFFICIALS GOT TOGETHER TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS ON HOW TO STOP THE STATE FROM pulling the plug. They're thinking about a public campaign including T-SHIRTS -- POSTERS AND RALLIES -- TO SUPPORT THE PRISON ... AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD -- BILLY JONES -- A FORMER C-O HIMSELF -- SAYS KEEPING THE PLACE OPEN IS CRITICAL. HE POINTS OUT FRANKLIN COUNTY ALREADY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE STATE... CHERYL POUPORE EMPLOYEE and 111 people moving somewhere else, that's still 111 jobs that aren't gonna be here anymore . ALISON CAREY th e next meeting will be on Thursday, September 19th. It will be open to the public and it will be an opportunity for local businesses to voice their concerns and support keeping the prison open. In Chateaugay, Alison Carey, NewsChannel 5. STING THE BOTTOM
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It's always sad to see another ski season depart, watching the trees shake free of their white coats and start the muddy rush of spring. To ease the sorrowful transition, Breckenridge Ski Resort has put together one last hurrah of long ski days and rocking party beats from Front Range band 3OH!3 and singer-songwriter Matisyahu.
The crazy whirlwind of adventure never stops for electropop duo Sean Foreman and Nathanial Motte, better known as 3OH!3.
The pair recently released a video for "Back to Life," a song from their new album "Omens," which will hit stores on June 18. The video was directed by Mickey Finnegan and is based, bit for bit, on a story that Motte wrote a couple of years ago.
"When it came about to do a video for that song, I saw that (story) and it made sense with that song," he said. "The idea was just a strange and ironic, funny and not too serious video. (Finnegan) did a wonderful job."
3OH!3 had been in Vegas filming for another video and arrived on the scene and cranked out "Back to Life" in one night, taking over a grocery store from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.
"It was a strange experience to stay up all night, but everyone working on the video did great," Motte said.
The video was posted to YouTube on March 5 and already has more than 180,000 views, but "Back to Life" is just the beginning for the new album.
"We're getting everything going with that 'Back to Life' song, the flag bearer for our record," Motte said. "We have a history of doing a lot of college shows, so we're doing a bunch of that in April, and we're co-writing and producing for other acts. That's a fun thing to do, work on someone else's artistry. It's really rewarding; we've had a lot of fun doing that the past couple of years."
Thrown in with the college shows is an appearance at Breckenridge Spring Fever on Saturday to close out the ski season. Aside from growing up snowboarding and being psyched to get in a few runs before the show, 3OH!3 has a deeper connection with Breck.
"Breck is awesome," Motte said. "We wrote the majority of our last record at a big house that we rented in Breck. It symbolizes the mountains and the Colorado way of life: Get out and explore and be alone but also hit the great bars and restaurants.
"We played a show there on the Dew Tour in 2008, maybe, and it was pretty incredible and got kind of crazy. We're looking forward to it. People come there to have a good time, rocking a big party."
The energetic pair become an electrified group on tour.
"We actually have a live band, so we have a lot of live elements going on - drums, guitar, bass, keyboard," Motte said. "We take our studio tracks and try to break them down for the live element.
"For us, it's important for our live show to be a live show, not just a karaoke performance. We take the beefiness of our studio sound and incorporate live elements to create a weird bastardized mix of all of that sonically."
It all centers around having fun and having a good time, Motte said, whether that's watching videos or all of the other ancillary things that go along with 3OH!3's music.
"We've always kind of built our entity across our songs and our live shows around a sense of fun, make it progressive and interesting," Motte said. "We started doing live shows right when we started making music; it's all about rocking a party. We've grown up in Colorado, we've been back and forth to Breck a lot, so we're really excited to play."
For contemporary reggae fans and music lovers in the know, the live performances of Lubavitch Hasidic rapper and reggae singer-songwriter Matisyahu are not to be missed. Born Matthew Miller from White Plains, N.Y., Matisyahu skyrocketed to fame as the Jewish reggae sensation-carefully incorporating hip-hop, dance hall and electronica into his unique style.
Blowing the minds of gentiles and Semites alike between 2005 and 2010 and selling more than 2 million albums, he drew on influences from his upbringing in New York and the international themes of reggae music. His live performances in small venues were closer kin to spiritual experiences than mere concerts, and his beatboxing alone is legendary.
His top-40 hit single "King Without a Crown" from "Live At Stubb's" (his first album) earned him a Top Reggae Artist ranking by Billboard. The album "Youth" was nominated for a Grammy, and "Light" also received critical and popular acclaim before he returned to Austin to record "Live at Stubb's Vol. II," further cementing his rep as a rapper and truly inspired performer of reggae music.
Essentially having reinvented himself since late 2011, sans beard and payot, Matisyahu's "Spark Seeker" (his fifth album, released in 2012) is distinctly less roots reggae but perseveres in innovation, passion and inspirational lyrics.
Matis recently returned from Europe, where he's been recording live acoustic versions of the songs off this latest album, and "Spark Seeker: Acoustic Sessions" is also one for the vault.
"I'm really writing and recording new music right now. I rework the songs all the time. In my performances, I play songs from all the records ... but we improvise within the songs a lot," Matis said.
Touring and creating, Matisyahu isn't interested in what other people say about him; he just focuses on the music. And despite his unique international reputation and blend of reggae, hazzan and beatbox, to name just a few of his influences, he doesn't look back but instead chooses to look forward, saying he's still very much inspired and informed by the past decade spent as a Hasidic Jew.
He's earned a seemingly permanent place in
pop music and in the minds of his fans but has chosen to embrace change instead of rolling with what was working.
"Things are not as black and white as we would
like to think. Not everything can be oversimplified," Matis said.
He chooses to push his boundaries, and what we are seeing now is part of that dynamic evolution, just like the one we all go through in life and just like his songs when he is performing on stage.
And so the reggae sensation continues to bring his music to the people. Matisyahu will perform on the mountain for free at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Sunday as part of the area's annual Spring Fever Festival, recognized as the longest and biggest spring celebration in the high country.
"I like coming to Colorado; it's a great place - I like the air, I like the mountains. ...Coming to Colorado, I'll probably improvise more than I would ... because it's a place I know people appreciate improvisational music," he said.


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The study of modern languages and cultures has long distinguished Thunderbird from other graduate business schools. Thunderbird integrates language instruction into the overall educational experience to help students strengthen the global mindset that sets T-birds apart from other business school graduates.
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Ina L. Paetz, 84, Marceline, died Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Pioneer Skilled Nursing Center, Marceline.
As per her wishes she will be cremated. No services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Delaney Funeral Home, Marceline.
Ina was born December 10, 1928, in Kansas City, daughter of George and Mary Richardson. She married Charles Paetz. He preceded her in death in 2006.
Ina was a homemaker, factory worker and waitress. She attended First Baptist Church of Marceline and was a Marceline resident the past four years.
Survivors include her daughter, Pamela Bailey and Sam, Marceline; three sons, Eric Nazelrod, Goldsbey, Okla., John Nazelrod, and Roy Nazelrod, both of Kansas City, Kan.; two sisters, Rosie Brown and Betty Herford, both of Kansas City, Kan.; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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16 Acres, a 90-minute film about the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attacks, will premiere at 8:00pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012 as a selection of the 2012 Architecture & Design Film Festival at the Allen Room in Lincoln Center.
16 Acres will also be shown at Tribeca Cinemas on Friday, October 19, 2012 (at 7:00pm) and Sunday, October 21, 2012 (at 7:15pm) after the film's premiere.
There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers after each screening.
To book tickets, please click here.
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The Community Calendar is a sampling of area events, meetings, exhibits and announcements throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
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If your event is not listed here, you can add it for free at our online events-listing site, www.events.bigfunonthebayou.com. Just visit the site, create an account and fill in the blanks to let people know what you have planned. Whether you're a church group or an artist with an exhibit, let others know here.
You can also mail listings to The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361 or the Daily Comet, 104 Hickory St., Thibodaux, LA 70301; fax it to 857-2244 or 448-7654, or email it to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Please include the event, time of event, date of event, where the event is taking place, the address of where the event or meeting is taking place and a contact phone number for information. For information, call 857-2200.
A self-defense and MMA, mixed martial arts, class for children 8-13 focuses on teaching discipline and respect. These classes increase skill and coordination in an interesting and popular way.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays
Where: Body Elite Boxing and MMA, 1221Grand Caillou Road, Houma
Information: 876-2582 or email@example.com
Enjoy fresh produce
There are several farmer's markets within Terrebonne and Lafourche that sell fresh produce on a weekly basis.
Admission: Free
When: Houma Farmer's Market, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; Lafourche Central Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; and Thibodaux Farmer's Market, 7-11 a.m. Saturdays
Where: Downtown Houma Market, Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave.; Houma Farmer's Market, Tunnel Boulevard and Naquin Street in Houma; Lafourche Central Market, 4484 La. 1, Raceland; and Thibodaux Farmer's Market, Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St.
Information: Barton Joffrion at 873-6495 or email@example.com or Brandi LeCompte at 438-1231
Come enjoy a movie
The Outdoor Movie Series features family friendly notable films, will continue throughout the year. Moviegoers are invited to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
Admission: Free
When: twilight on the third Friday of each month
Where: Memorial Park across from the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., Houma
Information: Houma Regional Arts Council at 873-6367.
Concert for a cause
The ninth annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival shows locals and visitors the cultural bounty of Louisiana's wetlands as Houma blues musician Tab Benoit again showcases local music, art, food and hospitality in efforts to gain attention and aid for the fragile coast. The event includes a range of south Louisiana musical acts, homemade Cajun food, local arts and crafts, a run, a raffle, a silent auction and opportunities to gain a better view of the wetlands via aircraft and boat tours. The signature draw for the festival is the music, which features the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Waylon Thibodeaux, Johnny Sansone and Johnny Vidacovich, Chicken on the Bone and more. The annual event also features the fourth annual Race for the Wetlands, a 5K and 10K.
Admission: Free
When: Oct. 12-14
Where: Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma
Information: Percy Rodriguez at 226-5726 or visit www.voiceofthewetlands.org.
Festival cooks up some gumbo
The 41st annual Louisiana Gumbo Festival of Chackbay features fair rides, an auction, Cajun food, music, dancing and tons of gumbo from the self-proclaimed "Gumbo Capital of Louisiana." Proceeds benefit the Chackbay Volunteer Fire Department. The festival also offers several events like a parade, a 5K run and walk, live auction and cook-off.
Admission: Free
When: Oct. 12-14
Where: Chackbay Fairgrounds, 326 La. 304
Information: 633-2828 or visit www.lagumbofest.com
Celebrate heritage
The 36th annual Cajun Heritage Festival includes a decoy show and auction. The decoy contest is scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 13, with a duck calling contest at 3 p.m. A live decoy auction begins at 1 p.m. Oct. 14. The event also includes historic exhibits, boat building, Cajun food, decoy sales and carving supplies.
Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for children 5 to 18, and children under 5 are admitted free
When: Oct. 13-14
Where: Larose Civic Center, 307 E. 5th St.
Information: www.cajunheritagefestival.com or 228-0845
Time to fish
The Knights of Columbus St. Eloi Council No. 8779's annual fishing rodeo features prizes. Fishing rodeo tickets are being sold at Songy's Sporting Goods, 3044 Barrow St., and the Civic Stop, 3040 Barrow St., Houma.
Admission: $10 a ticket
When: Oct. 13-14
Where: St. Eloi Knights of Columbus home, 1331 Dr. Beatrous Road, Theriot
Information: 868-8646
Fair time
The Knights of Columbus St. Eloi Council No. 8779's annual fair features rides, games, food, music and auctions. The auction is scheduled for 5 p.m. Oct. 20 and 2 p.m. Oct. 21. Both auctions will have lots of homemade quilts by the Sew So Good quilting group. Bands scheduled to perform include Ruff N Ready, R H Factor, Tet Dur, Blue Eyed Soul Revue, Seabrook and Hwy 315.
Admission: Free
When: Oct. 19-21
Where: Knights of Columbus St. Eloi Council No. 8779 home, 1331 Dr. Beatrous Road, Theriot
Information: Dale or Nancy Theriot at 876-0728
Play time
Performances of the Thibodaux Playhouse's next production in the 2012-13 season, Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap," features a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm, one of whom is a murderer. Into the midst comes a policeman traveling on skis. To get the rationale of the murderer's pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, and rattles a lot of skeletons. The cast includes Mary Anne Matherne, Roger Hernandez, Nathan Egnew, Cheyenne Miller, Dillon Hughes, Damon Stentz, Julia Chauvin and Seth Pontif.
Admission: $15 for adults and $10 for children
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-20 and 25-27, and 2 p.m. Oct. 28
Where: Thibodaux Playhouse inside the Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St.
Information: 446-1896 or Templet Pierce at 414-9405 or visit www.thibodauxplayhouse.com
Artistic talents
Just Kids at Art is an annual fundraiser that lets children and their families explore their creativity with hands-on projects.
Admission: Free
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 20
Where: St. Matthew's Episcopal School, 243 Barrow St., Houma
Information: Julia Bourque at 872-5573
The third annual Chauvin Culture and Heritage Festival sponsored by Terrebonne Advocates for Possibility includes a jambayala cook-off, live music by Voodoo Bayou, La. 56, Autumn High, Waylon Thibodeaux and more.
Admission: Free
When: Oct. 20-21
Where: Ward 7 Citizens Club, 5006 La. 56, Chauvin
Information: 856-3743 or Kurt Lirette at 594-5000 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Cultural demonstrations
The Laurel Valley Fall Festival features arts and craft booths, cultural demonstrations, a Cajun lunch and sweets.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 21
Where: Laurel Valley Plantation grounds, 706 La. 308, Thibodaux
Information: Paul Leslie at 446-7456
Circus coming to town
Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars will perform two shows. The all new edition of the "Worlds Largest Circus Under the Big Top" continues the tradition of entertaining American families for more than a century. Before the performances, there will be pony rides, elephant rides, face painting and more.
Admission: Tickets cost $21 for adults, and $16 for children. For reserved seating, add $4 to the ticket price, and for VIP seating, add $7 to the ticket price.
When: 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22-23
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: www.gotothecircus.com.
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— On Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Blooming Grove Republican Club's annual Christmas party at Lords Valley Country Club, Hemlock Farms member Catherine "Kay" Fiorillo received a Congressional Certificate of Appreciation from Pennsylvania State Senator Lisa Baker.
Fiorillo received this award for her dedicated work in Blooming Grove Township and Pike County. For many years, she welcomed new residents and and was instrumental in "getting out the vote."
"Kay is an invaluable resource to local government," said Rep. Mike Peifer.
"I was very surprised at this award. I am pleased that my hard work is appreciated," revealed Fiorillo. "Even my husband did not know about this award."
Pike County Committee Chairman of the Republican Party Jack Zurlini explained that she is very active in political campaigns.
"Making a voluminous amount of phone calls, Kay does an outstanding job of getting people out to vote," he said.
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Wolcott finding answers, off to solid start in Brass
After each practice the past few weeks and again on Wednesday, Matt Craig has posed the following question to his Wolcott High boys basketball team.
"How can they get better as a team, and how can they get better individually?" Craig asked.
The answers have all been pretty much the same.
"We need to make sure we defend better, and we need to take care of the basketball better and not turn it over and give up easy (transition) baskets," said Craig.
So far, the Eagles have done everything Craig had asked and more, winning three Brass Division games in a row against Derby (87-40), St. Paul (60-53) and Ansonia (59-52) following a nondivision loss to Naugatuck (71-60) in the season opener Dec. 12.
Two more divisional games are on the horizon, beginning at defending Naugatuck Valley League champion Watertown on Friday night and with a home game Jan. 2 with undefeated Woodland (4-0 overall, 4-0 Brass).
"These games coming up are very, very important, and we have to prepare to play our absolute best," said Craig. "We played four outstanding teams before the break and I'm proud of how hard the kids played."
Swingman Mike Bozzuto leads the team with a 19.5-point scoring average, followed by forward Nicholas Japs (19.0 ppg.). Bozzuto, Japs and center Mat Cyr are the three returning starters from last season.
Other key players are guards Ryan Caggiano, Christian Parafati, Vincent Gambino and Manny Cruz.
"Ryan Caggiano does a great job defensively," said Craig. "He was a key contributor to our team last year."
Cruz, who transferred from Wilby last year, didn't play basketball in 2011-12.
"Manny provides quickness and an ability to come off the bench and give us a spark," said Craig. "Everyone understands their roles and when their number is called, they've contributed immensely."
Last season, the Eagles began with a 1-5 record but rallied to a post 9-11 regular-season record to secure their first postseason state tournament berth in 23 years.
Wolcott lost to Cromwell in the first round of the Class M Tournament, but that didn't detract from what the team had accomplished. This year, the Eagles want more.
"This group really cares about each other, and the coaching staff definitely has preached to not worry about individual statistics and more about the team effort," said Craig. "The kids have really bought into that approach and that they can do something special if they put their minds to it. They don't want to settle for what we have done in the past and have made sure they remain hungry. They have remained even-keel. We can't look back and can't look too far ahead."
Immediate impact: Nonnewaug junior swingman Neil Mendoza is getting into the rhythm after not playing last year.
Last weekend, Mendoza scored the final five points of the game, including a 3-pointer with three seconds left to break a 63-63 tie, in a 68-63 win at Pomperaug.
"Neil is an outstanding athlete with very good basketball instincts," said Nonnewaug coach Tim Drakeley. "He is one of those kids that is good at every sport he plays. He is a big part of this year's team. His best attributes are his finishing ability. His shooting range is automatic from 15 feet and in. He's a solid shooter and ballhandler, and can step out to (3-point range) as he did against Pomperaug."
Mendoza converted only four field goals from the field against Pomperaug, but three were 3-pointers.
By the numbers: Six-foot-10 Torrington center Dave Canny is having a terrific start in every category. Through four games, he's averaging 25.0 points with 13.0 rebounds per game (52 total, 17 offensive, 35 defensive) and 3.5 blocks per game (14).
Big Thursday: The undefeated Crosby High boys (3-0), led by NVL leading scorer Tyshon Rogers (30.3 ppg.), host perennial state contender Harding of Bridgeport (2-2) tonight at 7.
The Presidents have already lost to perennial powers Trinity Catholic of Stamford (68-64) and Ridgefield (80-53).
Also tonight in a Berkshire League vs. South-West Conference matchup, Northwestern (3-0) visits Pomperaug (1-1) at 7 in Southbury. Another top area cross-league matchup tonight finds Cheshire (2- 2) at Southington (1-2). Both games are at 7 p.m.
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A Christmas Carol, Reduced
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Friday, December 7, 2012
6:30pm @ Plaza Branch
Members of the Out Loud Teen Reader's Theatre Group, made up of local adolescents interested in reading and sharing stories out loud, have spent six weeks reading and rehearsing (and having fun) to prepare their own modern twist on Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
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Just a Show Radio Ep#16 – Let's Be Clear, Keith and I Didn't Make a Porno
Keith lists all of the miscellaneous free stuff he got for his birthday, and reveals that Shawn wrote him a song. Keith may be addicted to Facebook. Weekly Rant: Netflix messes up Shawn's queue. Guest: Comic Amber Preston. MTV turns 30.
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Published: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 8:40 p.m.
SIESTA KEY - A Bonita Springs company got a deep discount on eight condominium units on this barrier island.
River Capital LLC got the properties at 5108 Calle Minorga on Siesta Key for $1.05 million from Minorga Partners LLC, a Sarasota company managed by Allan and Kay Barberio, records show.
Minorga Partners paid $2.8 million for the units in August 2005.
River Capital is a Bonita Springs company managed by Keith S. Campbell.
Despite pockets of strong discounts, Scott Walker, a condo specialist with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, says the overall market continues to show declining inventories and strong sales that point to higher prices.
"Compared to September 2011, inventory is down about 12 percent," Norris wrote in his blog. "Sales for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2012 are ahead of same 12-month period ended 2011 by about 3.6 percent."
Norris said moderately priced condos are getting gobbled up the fastest.
"Condo on the Bay experienced a huge surge in sales volume during the past 12 months," he wrote.
"Looking at the macro numbers or even the building numbers doesn't fully show just how tight the market is right now," Norris said. "While nearly every category shows a large percentage reduction in inventory, the under $500,000 market is really drying up, especially in the newer buildings."
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Senior Associate Dean Bhaskar Chakravorti comments on the next big small thing.
Meet ChotuKool. As a fridge with no compressor, it is tiny, weighing in at under 18 pounds. It can run on a 12 volt battery, and it can be yours for about $75. You can get any color you would like, as long as it is an eye-popping candy red. Most importantly, you can get it…in some of the most hard-to-reach rural areas of India. Chotu means "the small one" in colloquial Hindi. It may well be the Next Big Small Thing.
In many ways, ChotuKool is like any other new product. Its design, price, features, and especially the eye-popping color were determined the old-fashioned way: through iterations with focus groups involving target customers. But with that target being a woman in an outlying village, doing the research could be both difficult and expensive. To solve the problem, ChotuKool's makers piggy-backed on another small innovation: the microfinance network, deeply embedded in some areas. And then when the product was ready for sale, instead of the traditional distribution channels, the makers of ChotuKool returned to the same network.
The starting point for innovation in an emerging market is like that of innovation in any other market: it has to tap into an unmet need. However, emerging markets are distinct in that the contextual challenges that explain why the needs are unmet are rather significant. If we were to peel them back, the challenges are of three kinds. Affordability: Does it fit the consumer's budget? Appropriateness: Does it fit the consumer's usage context? Accessibility: Can the consumer be reached? Overcoming all three is difficult, which is why the volume of the unmet need is large and the prize for an innovator who overcomes them can also be quite large. Even with low margins, the economies of scale build up quickly.
Overcoming the three-fold challenge is hard. Imagine the difficulty of designing a product that must work in a context where some combination of the following is true: small homes, poor infrastructure, unreliable transportation, unreliable energy sources, extremes of weather, little usage experience, relatively limited media, fragmented retail networks, etc. Meeting the appropriateness challenge can make research and engineering quite difficult. Access is not easy either; reaching the consumer in distant towns and villages or even in cities with poor infrastructure can be expensive. Overcoming these problems can make it impossible to then meet the critical third requirement of affordability. ChotuKool scored highly on all three. The notion of leveraging the existing deeply embedded networks may have been its breakthrough idea.
The motivations for finding such breakthroughs are very strong for both home-grown innovators as well as for the multi-national companies. Not only is there so much unmet need to be met, the numbers are compelling: as the mature world struggles through both recession and recovery, more than 75% of the growth of global output will come from the emerging markets.
However, before venture capitalists, CEOs and entrepreneurs rush to book their plane tickets for emerging markets, I would encourage everybody to take a deep breath. While emerging market innovations have not yet reached a bubble phase, it does run the risk of becoming a fad. Companies are running out of good ideas elsewhere and even when Steve Jobs was alive, there was only one Steve Jobs. Solving the triad of affordability, appropriateness and accessibility is really hard. While solving all three is absolutely essential. By no means, will solving all three guarantee that you have a winner. The solution to each of these challenges has a dark side, an unintended consequence.
Consider three examples.
Consider the Tata Nano, widely celebrated as the world's cheapest car and the biggest of the Next Big Small Thing. The Nano has enjoyed far more success in magazines and business school case studies than it has in the market. Among several reasons, buyers didn't particularly relish being perceived as buyers of a product whose primary positioning is as the world's cheapest car. Affordability can bite back: appearing cheap to others is never a good thing.
Consider the Play Pump, which used the energy of schoolchildren playing on merry-go-rounds to pump water up to a storage tank. It was brilliant in harnessing appropriate technology that fit with the usage context. The brilliance of the idea captivated a worldwide base of admirers and celebrity champions –from Bill Clinton to Jay-Z. Alas, children simply could not play on merry go rounds long enough to realistically meet the water needs of a South African town. Child's play can be rough; spare parts for merry-go-rounds can hard to find.
Finally, consider the microfinance networks - the same networks that were used to conceive of and sell Chotukool. They excelled at cracking the accessibility challenge. In fact, they ensured so much access that multiple microfinance institutions were giving loans to the same client - leading to over-borrowing, default and possibly suicides in some cases. In many instances, the borrower did not quite understand the terms of the loan. Eventually, it led to a political backlash in places as dispersed as India and Nicaragua.
That said, I think ChotuKool is, indeed, cool. And I say this because the red fridge has become more than just an innovative product. "Chotu" has even become a platform: it has inspired ChotuWash, a washing machine with similar characteristics and others in the pipeline, including a water purifier, space saving furniture, etc. It has pointed the way to solving the challenge of the three A's, affordability, appropriateness and accessibility. If it fails, it has spawned other ideas that may yet work.
So here is my final thought: For all the reasons I just outlined, small will be huge in emerging markets, but any one small thing may still be risky. But many small things or a platform that is a "god of small things" – now that can be really cool.
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PEBBLE BEACH -- Five yards short last Sunday. Five strokes short this Sunday. But 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh handled defeat in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am a whole lot better than he did a week ago in Super Bowl XLVII.
Soaking in the cheers and encouragement of fans all week, Harbaugh left Pebble Beach Golf Links with a big smile on his face after he and pro partner Jason Day tied for 13th at 26 under par, five strokes behind two teams that shared the pro-am title.
"Yeah, we were definitely in position to win and didn't get anything going," said Harbaugh, who hadn't picked up a golf club since last year's AT&T. "I didn't know if I was going to top the ball or hit like two inches behind the ball, or somewhere in between."
Harbaugh and Day were the pro-am leaders at the midway point but lagged a bit Saturday and couldn't make up ground Sunday. It didn't really matter. Four days of listening to encouragement from the galleries definitely left the coach in a better mood just seven days after his team's agonizing defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans.
"Just the support out here from 49er fans, probably first and foremost, was the best part of the experience," Harbaugh said. "It was a real treat to play Pebble Beach, and to be in this tournament is a great honor. Everything is just A-plus-plus."
His best memory of the week?
"I had dinner (Saturday) night and sat across from Clint Eastwood," he said. "My wife and I had a really nice conversation with him, and Phil Mickelson was also sitting at our table. That was pretty darn cool. Then the night before last, my wife danced with Bill Murray."
Day said Harbaugh was a model of decorum the entire week.
"I was standing on the first tee the first day thinking how intense he looks on TV while on the sidelines," Day said. "But I found out what a really, really deep-down good person he is. Off the football field, he's a fun-loving guy, and we just had a really good time this week."
Now it's back to the football grind for Harbaugh.
"We're thinking about the combine in less than two weeks in Indianapolis," he said. "We have 13 or 14 draft picks, and (general manager) Trent Baalke and all the scouts worked all week and through the weekend, so we'll join them Monday and get going on this draft."
"Uhhh, a lot of money," Verlander said. "There was nothing too creative out there. It either had something to do with the Giants or simply, 'You stink.' "
Verlander and pro partner Robert Garrigus finished 26 under, tied for 13th with the Day-Harbaugh tandem.
Tournament winner Brandt Snedeker also got a piece of the pro-am title with amateur partner Toby Wilt at 31 under. They tied pro Michael Letzig and amateur John Erickson.
Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open winner, needed to make $76,336 to extend his medical exemption on the PGA Tour, but by finishing ninth at 11-under 275 and collecting $175,500, he will now be exempt for the rest of 2013.
"I played my first round of golf around Christmas," he said. "Everything felt OK, but the first couple of tournaments, I didn't hit a lot of balls. I just mainly played. This was the first week I was actually able to practice a little bit."
Mickelson, the defending champion and a four-time winner here, tied for 60th at 1-under 285.


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On the surface, there doesn't appear to be much substance to Stanford's date with Army on Saturday.
The fifth-ranked Cardinal is a 30-point favorite over a team that just lost to Ball State by 28 and for the past two seasons has been one of the worst programs in major college football.
(The Black Knights lost to Stony Brook last year -- yes, Stony Brook plays football.)
All signs point to a lopsided affair.
But dig deeper, and several interesting subplots become evident:
Stanford traveled Thursday to allow enough time to adjust to the 9 a.m. (Pacific) kickoff, but a groggy first quarter would not come as a surprise.
Army's playbook compounds the body-clock challenge: Like Air Force and Navy, the Black Knights use the triple option, a run-oriented approach that features unconventional blocking schemes.
"You have to make sure everything you call is sound," Stanford coach David Shaw said. "And if you have one guy out of position, they'll expose you."
The Black Knights are also different on defense, with extra defensive ends. Technically, the formation is called the double-eagle flex. (Arizona used the double-eagle during the heyday of its Desert Swarm defense.) Shaw described the formation as a 5-3-3 alignment.
"Those guys know exactly what they're doing, and they use what they have to their benefit," Cardinal tailback Tyler Gaffney said.
Approximately one-third of Stanford's roster, including quarterback Kevin Hogan and All-American offensive tackle David Yankey, is from the eastern third of the country. Many players will have friends and family in attendance.
The Cardinal also has a plethora of players and coaches from military families. The group includes Shaw, who has a cousin in the Army and whose father, Willie, was an electronics specialist in the Air Force stationed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.
Stanford's itinerary this weekend includes a bus tour of West Point.
"I've heard about the campus since I was a kid," Shaw said.
Stanford recruits the East Coast heavily but rarely has a chance to see prospects in person during the season.
This week, Shaw dispatched assistant coaches to points throughout the eastern portion of the country.
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Today, Oprah Winfrey gave a second audience a bunch of stuff during the finale of her "Ultimate Favorite Things" extravaganza. The final gift? The completely redesigned, unreleased 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. It's official: Oprah is more powerful than God. Watch inside.
At the end of the episode, Winfrey appeared on the stage in a current model Beetle, and the audience predictably freaked out. She then told the salivating masses that she asked Volkswagen to give one Beetle away to each member of the audience, but that the company turned her down, before revealing that they offered her something even better:
Then, after what basically amounted to an on air commercial for Volkswagen (Winfrey is apparently the first person outside of the company to see the new Beetle), the Queen of Daytime's elves delivered the audience their keys (they'll be able to hit the road with their new cars in May 2011):


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More people are asking for donations from the town of Gypsum, and for the first time in about 10 years, during 2012 the town doled out all the money set aside in its approximately $15,000 donation fund.
The last $900 for 2012 was awarded to the Eagle Valley High School Speech and Debate Team at last week's town council meeting. Council member Beric Christiansen was absent.
"This is the first year we've spent all the money in our donation fund," remarked Gypsum Town Manager Jeff Shroll when the council voted to award the sum.
Council member Tom Edwards clarified later that the fund was cleaned out once before.
"That was about 10 years ago, when we actually spent more than we had set aside in the fund, which was something like $500 at the time," Edwards said. "These days we budget more like $15,000 for the fund."
The EVHS Speech Team requested $1,000 to help pay for the team's lodging when about 40 members compete in Denver.
Gypsum Council member Pam Schultz encouraged the team to come back in January and ask for the remaining $100.
"Understand that we're not giving a pledge, only that we're encouraging you to come back once we're on the 2013 budget," she said.
The decision prompted talk among the council about organizing the donation fund a little more stringently. The fund is currently a lump sum of money distributed at the council's discretion. It is separate from budgeted donations the town makes every year.
Edwards suggested looking at past donations to see how much of the fund was going where.
"Maybe we could ask people to make their requests a year in advance so we can budget for them," he said.
Council member Tim McMichael didn't like that idea but agreed there might be some changes made to the way the account is handled.
"Like the speech team right now, I'll bet they didn't know they were going to need this money until recently," McMichael said. "I think it's best to give donations as we can and when the fund is gone for the year, it's gone. Otherwise, it gives the bigger organizations an advantage for getting donations and then the little guys don't get anything."
McMichael also suggested looking at the amount of money the town gives to the schools - particularly the high school - and seeing if the town of Eagle might contribute.
"It'd be nice to split the tens of thousands of dollars we donate to the schools with our neighbors," he said.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory are inviting the public to an informational presentation to learn more about the northwest portion of the new, statewide Colorado Birding Trail.
The presentation is planned Monday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. at the Gypsum Recreation Center.
The Colorado Birding Trail features a series of driving loops providing the public with a variety of wildlife viewing opportunities across large portions of the state.
The presentation will also include details about how landowners can participate by allowing their property to be part of the trail.
"If you are a landowner looking for a way to diversify your property and share the excellent wildlife viewing opportunities on your land, we invite you to attend," said Trina Romero, Watchable Wildlife Coordinator for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. "Partnering with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory gives you a great opportunity to see how ecotourism benefits a landowner and wildlife."
The trails in the southwest and southeast portions of the state are complete, and the northwestern phase of the birding trail is under way, and scheduled for completion in June 2013.
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The Gypsum Library is hosting a Memory Tree lighting ceremony from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday.
The event includes children's crafts, hot cocoa and cookies, holiday readings on the lawn and a very special visit from Santa. Admission is free.
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Whether voters pick Democrat Virg Bernero or Republican Rick Snyder as Michigan's next governor, the state's new department heads will likely be a diverse group.
Bernero said Wednesday that he kept a mix of Republicans and Democrats on board when he became Lansing mayor five years ago and likely would do that as governor if he wins Nov. 2. And both he and Snyder said they will name a cabinet that represents a wide spectrum of viewpoints.
"We want a cabinet that looks like the state of Michigan and it will," Bernero told The Associated Press in a Wednesday phone interview between campaign appearances. He added that he'd appoint "the best and the brightest."
Snyder also said he'll choose his cabinet based more on merit than political affiliation, and expects to have some Democrats in the mix.
"We'll look for a broad background in terms of all the diversity criteria, with gender, ethnic groups, to get a wide representation. Because I view that as a positive," he said earlier this week after campaigning at a Jackson County dairy farm.
The official governor's residence in Lansing could remain unoccupied during the next administration. Snyder, who lives in a gated community in Washtenaw County's Superior Township and has a large vacation home on Gun Lake near Hastings, said he won't live in Lansing until his youngest daughter graduates from high school. She just started ninth grade at Greenhills Academy, a small private school in Ann Arbor for grades 6-12. Snyder also has two older children.
The Ann Arbor businessman said he'd like to investigate renting out the 8,700-square-foot governor's residence, located in an upscale Lansing neighborhood, for various events.
The residence, which underwent a $2.5 million addition and improvements in 2003, now has five bedrooms, a private family room that includes a kitchenette, a fully commercial kitchen, a large dining room and a sunken living room that looks out on extensive flower gardens and a vegetable and herb garden used by the residence's current chef. Gov. Jennifer Granholm, her husband and three children moved into the residence in 2003.
"Is there a way we can leverage the residence in a positive way for people to do events there, other things that would be worthwhile?" Snyder asked. "Again, I'm a cost-efficient guy. How can we get value for money?"
Bernero, who lives in a more modest house a couple blocks away from the governor's residence, said he hasn't thought yet about whether he'd move there if elected. His wife, Teri, is the principal at an elementary school in the neighborhood and plans to keep that job whether he's mayor or governor on Jan. 1. The couple's two daughters are out of high school.
Both candidates concentrated their efforts Wednesday on campaigning in west Michigan.
Snyder held afternoon campaign rallies in Holland and Muskegon, while Bernero stopped at a Battle Creek coffee shop to greet voters before holding rallies in Benton Harbor, Muskegon and Grand Rapids.
Bernero plans to hold Thursday rallies in Saginaw, Bay City and Flint. The Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus is holding a get-out-the-vote rally at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Northwest Activities Center in Detroit.
Snyder will be joined Friday by GOP Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi and Chris Christie of New Jersey for a "One Chance to Victory Bus Tour" that will include other statewide Republican candidates. The tour's major stop is a 5 p.m. rally at Oakland Air Hangar in Waterford.
The Tea Party Express -- a California-based political committee that has helped engineer upset election victories in Nevada, Alaska and Delaware this year -- plans stops in Jackson, Troy and Monroe on Friday.
Each stop is in a district where GOP candidates supported by tea party activists are trying to defeat Democrats: U.S. Reps. Mark Schauer of Battle Creek, Gary Peters of Oakland County's Bloomfield Township and John Dingell of Dearborn.


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Given the complexity of coal production and the enormous number of regulations mining companies must obey, it is not surprising that some rack up large numbers of safety violations....
Suttle, or Subtle , not sure what your name means, the reason that the Mine Owners get away with ignoring safety regulations, and fines is pretty simple. They just buy the Judges and the Inspectors. Problem solved.
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Another tiny minority of Mine Operators killed another miner today.
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Why do companies and politicians give so little value to a coal miner's life? Why do politicians pass laws but then do not enforce them all the while giving a wink to the coal corporations just so they can keep mining as usual? But now mining has strict enforcement, which is to say the laws and regulations are actually being applied when in the past they were mostly ignored. Can you imagine the airline industry with no enforcement of regulations, or the construction industry with no enforcement of regulations? Why is it then we not only imagine the mining industry with little or no enforcement, but we actually accept the loss of lives as the normal cost of mining...Righteous indignation for enforcing the law...how about righteous indignation for all the coal miners that have died in the name of money and greed?
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I am wondering what the author considers a "tiny minority"?
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Sun 'n' Fun: Free Flights for 12 Children For Christmas
Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 5:53 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 5:53 a.m.
LAKELAND | Sun 'n Fun is offering free airplane flights for 12 children in a program called the Twelve Flights of Christmas.
The flights are offered for children ages 8 through 18. Relatives, neighbors or friends may nominate a child through Dec. 20 using a form on the Sun 'n Fun website (www.sun-n-fun.org). The nomination requires a 500-word essay describing the circumstances and the reason a child should be selected.
One child each day will be selected starting Dec. 13. Those chosen will receive certificates allowing them to join a flight on Dec. 28. A pass to the STEMtastics Day Camp to be held Jan. 12 will be included in the gift package.
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Fire and rescue personnel responding to a dumpster fire on Medicine Bow Road Nov. 17 had to temporarily shut down the street to safely monitor the flames.
Rick Balentine, deputy chief of Aspen Fire, said the contents of the garbage were mostly burned by the time responders arrived on scene, but the most likely cause was hot ashes dumped in the shed. There was no evidence of arson or foul play, he said. The fire completely destroyed the dumpster shed, which belonged to Brush Creek Village.
Two engines from Aspen Fire, one ambulance from Aspen Ambulance District and personnel from Pitkin County Sheriff's Office responded.


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Just as men with an athletic body sometimes struggle with choosing a correct suit, thin men face their own unique challenges. We have a few tricks up our sleeve to help men with tall and thing builds select suits that make them look the best they can be.
- Thin men should avoid lightweight fabrics, which hang on thin frames. Instead, opt for heavier fabrics that add weight like tweeds and worsted wool.
- Dark colors are slimming, so opt for lighter colors such as gray or a medium navy blue to add the illusion of width.
- Additionally, avoid pinstripes which create the illusion of length. Opt for solid fabrics or patterns with horizontal lines to counteract the height, such as checks or windowpane.
- Thin lapels and thin ties emphasize vertical lines. Thus, it is best to choose lapels and ties with a little more width.
- Tall men sometimes overestimate their height. Try on a long suit before you buy the extra-long.
- Add a pocket square to draw attention to the chest.


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Missouri lawmakers are referring to the ballot a constitutional amendment, SJR 27, that supporters say will boost electronic privacy protections.
The state constitution currently protects Missourians' "persons, papers, homes and effects" from unreasonable searches and seizures. The proposed constitutional amendment would add their "electronic communications and data" to that.
House members approved the measure 114-28 on Friday. It passed the Senate 31-1 last month and will appear on the November ballot unless Gov. Jay Nixon picks a different date.
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