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"Many falls are due to dizziness, or vertigo, which is a common medical problem," says Judith White, MD, PhD, medical director of the new Balance, Dizziness and Fall Prevention Center at Cleveland Clinic's Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center. "Dizziness is a serious condition because it increases a person's risk of falling by 13 times."
With winter approaching, people should be especially cautious. "Ice and snow are huge amplifiers for falls," Dr. White says. "But so are wet floors, uneven pavement and even rugs. If you have any concerns about your balance, get checked by a doctor before you fall."
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A Homer man threatening suicide allegedly set a commercial fishing boat on fire Monday night, but emergency crews were able to contain the fire and transported the man to the hospital for burn injuries.
The man remained hospitalized with serious burns on Tuesday, Homer Police Lt. Randy Rosencrans said. The Homer Police Department, in keeping with its policy on potential suicide victims, declined to release the 58-year-old man's name. He has not been charged with a crime.
At about 8:10 p.m. Monday night, Homer police were called to the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard. It was reported that the man had boarded a dry-docked commercial fishing vessel in the yard and was threatening to kill himself and burn the vessel.
Officers responded to the scene and found the fishing vessel, the Slava II, had been doused with an unknown fire accelerant. Officers established phone contact with the man, described as "despondent," and continued to talk with him for four hours.
Members of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department stood by as officers negotiated with the man. Fire Capt. Dan Miotke said the firefighters were staged around a corner because the scene was to secured.
At about 1 a.m., officers and firefighters observed an explosion and a subsequent fire on the vessel. They were not close enough to view the explosion, Miotke said, for the safety of those standing by.
Shortly thereafter, the man emerged from the vessel suffering various degrees of burn injuries. He was transported to South Peninsula Hospital where he remained hospitalized as of Tuesday morning with serious burns.
While HVFD members transported the man to the hospital, Kachemak Emergency Service Volunteers joined Homer's firefighters in responding to the vessel fire. The Slava II is a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel that was surrounded by other boats in the winter storage yard but was near an end slot.
"It appears the Slava II was severely damaged. However, it also appears that damage to the surrounding vessels in the boat yard was kept to a minimum," Rosencrans said in a press release.
The fire was contained to the one fishing vessel and was considered put out by 5 a.m., Miotke said. "It appears to be a complete loss." The boat's value was estimated at around $600,000.
"It appears the Slave II was severely damaged. However, it also appears that damage to the surrounding vessels in the boat yard was kept to a minimum,"
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Local professionals hone the art of public speaking through Toastmasters.
Quick: Stand up and talk about your favorite holiday food for one minute.
Many would react with sweaty palms and a sudden dry throat, but not Toastmaster David Leveille.
He is nervous, yet speaks clearly about the delights of his wifes candied yams as his audience nods encouragement. Afterwards, he describes the experience like an amusement park ride.
The anxiety builds like your car going up the rollercoaster, Leveille said. The hardest part is standing up (to talk), but once I start speaking, I calm down and its fun, a thrill.
Experienced speakers and the petrified alike join Toastmasters to improve their communication skills. Business professionals from real estate, marketing and consulting make up a good half of local members; others join simply to better themselves.
Two groups have formed on the island in the last two years: the Bainbridge Island Toastmasters Club and a group called U Speak Easy.
Donna Zajonc, who served three terms in the Oregon Legislature in the 1980s, was already an accomplished speaker when she joined. Toastmasters, she said, gives her a chance to practice, and to always get better and improve.
Zajonc says public speaking comes from the strength of our inner voice, and the more we practice listening to our inner voice and practice speaking it with authority every day one on one or to an audience -- the better we get.
People may believe that public speaking is for (speaking) professionals, Zajonc said. But all of us improve our ability to live in this world by speaking well.
Visiting a meeting is almost like attending a tea party. Members take the floor with a formal Madam Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters, and most welcome guests, but the clubs are anything but stuffy.
Although meetings are structured, they are good-humored and friendly.
We spend as much time laughing as on public speaking, said Jim Sutton, who does marketing for a turkey farm.
Sutton cant get enough, and attends three clubs.
The groups are run entirely by volunteers, but progress is tracked to a set of manuals and guides developed by Toastmasters International, a California-based, non-profit organization.
Membership fees are $36-$48 for six months, reasonable considering that professional, one-day seminars can run well over $500.
The Communication and Leadership Program with which each new member starts lays out a series of 10 speeches of 5-7 minutes.
Upon completion, the member earns a Competent Toastmaster designation; more advanced courses delve into domain-specific speeches or offer a leadership track.
Each area in the manual focuses on one aspect of effective public speaking, with the topic left up to the lecturer.
Speech No. 6, Work with Words, urges simplicity need instead of require, next instead of subsequent and how to use vivid, descriptive terms. Speech No. 9, Persuade With Power, coaches speakers on tactics to take when trying to woo an audience.
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Bob Linz, president of Bainbridge Island Toastmasters, urges his group to take every chance to put themselves in front of people and talk what he calls face time.
A common misconception is that finishing the 10 speeches makes you an expert speaker, said Linz, a real estate investment advisor. Its important to speak frequently in front of other people, and the Toastmasters Clubs provide a supportive and safe environment for that learning and practice.
Members exercise listening skills while providing encouragement and feedback to each speaker.
Everyone gets better through exposure to, and observing other speakers, Sutton said.
The table topics portion of the meeting asks members to speak for several minutes, impromptu, on questions like What do you do with turkey leftovers? That helps members learn to think on their feet.
Those uhs, ums and other filler words the bane of effective speaking are tracked by the dreaded ah counter, who reports at meeting conclusion the number of meaningless syllables uttered by each person.
Most importantly, Toastmasters wants to encourage people to keep coming.
You have to go out of your comfort zone, said Nancy Ferrell. But seeing your progress builds your self-confidence.
Sutton recalls one of the first people he met at a meeting could not even stand up and say her name; she blossomed over many meetings.
Lois Watford, area governor, emphasizes that Toastmasters is focused on fulfilling the individual goals of the members.
In the U Speak Easy group, Watford asks new members about their goals, then plans the meetings for the year.
Fast-trackers may want to speak every meeting to finish their Competent Toastmaster level quickly; others may wait several months before making their first speech.
We never force anyone to do something they arent comfortable with yet, Watford said. After all, this is a volunteer club.
Members say they are enthusiastic about their progress.
My articulation has cleared up, said Janet Mullins, who has only been attending since the summer. But its not just the words. Body movements can be distracting or detract (from the talk).
Zajonc credits her new approach to conversations from her Toastmasters experiences.
I can now think about what I want to say before I say it, she said. When I speak (now), Ive thought of how I want to be in a conversation, not just what I want to say.
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The treatment of many women with breast cancer could soon be changing.
A major study published this week concludes that for early-stage breast cancer patients, the removal of lymph notes in the armpits makes no difference in long-term survival or in remaining cancer-free.
Removing lymph nodes has long been a standard practice in treating breast cancer. But it often subjects women to other lasting complications.
Some physicians say the study is going to eventually change the way doctors treat women with breast cancer.
"I think it's going to have an impact ... I think over time we're going to be removing fewer lymph nodes," said Dr. Angela Soto Hamlin, a surgeon with Oakwood Breast Care Center.
That could mean a lot less pain and long-term discomfort for about 20 percent of breast cancer patients, or 40,000 women a year in the United States, according to doctors at Geisinger Health System.
Under current treatment guidelines, extensive lymph node removal is done if the cancer has spread outside the breast to any lymph node.
It can cause infection, as well as a painful, long-term complication called lymphedema.
Lymphedema is a buildup of fluid that causes painful swelling of the arm, hand, breast or abdomen. In extreme cases, it can be disfiguring.
"The findings of the study are indeed good news," said Pat Halpin-Murphy, president of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. "Taking out fewer nodes, or none at all, will reduce the number of women who have lymphedema. If the medical outcome is the same, with the reduced risk of lymphedema, this will be a step forward for all women battling breast cancer."
The federally funded study was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The new study involved about 891 women whose breast cancer had spread to one or two nearby lymph nodes.
About half underwent removal of further lymph nodes, while the rest had no further removal.
The study found no significant difference in the survival rates of the two groups, with 82.2 percent of the women who had the conventional removal still alive after five years, compared with 83.9 percent of those who had no further removal of lymph notes.
Some study details were presented at a medical meeting last year. They have led to a new approach by doctors at Geisinger, New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
"We are aware of this. We know this is changing the field and we are acting on it as well," said Dr. Victor Vogel, a medical oncologist in charge of cancer treatment at Geisinger.
Still, some doctors pointed out it's only one study, with limitations and possible biases.
"This is one more piece in the puzzle," said Oakwood's Soto Hamlin. "For many years we've been trying to do what impacts the patient the least and still has the same cure rate. It's very exciting to see you can remove fewer lymph nodes and still have the same overall results. But it is still one study."
She said breast cancer professionals in the Harrisburg region regularly meet to discuss the latest research, and predicted the new study will have a role in decisions.
Kevin Smith, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, said: "We continue to tell women to talk to their doctors about these types of findings. This is great news, but we want you to get the best possible care, and your doctor will know what that is."
About 40,000 women die of breast cancer every year in the United States.
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BOSTON – It took eight weeks for cornerback Leon McFadden to gain enough trust from Ray Horton to play one down. It required another month of prep work to earn more than two snaps in a game.
As some Browns fans wondered if their third-round draft pick would ever see the field, McFadden was attending 7:30 a.m. meetings for reserve defensive backs and staying after practice to hone his footwork and technique with position coaches.
It's been a humbling apprenticeship, one which has included buying sunflower seeds and coffee for a group of young defensive backs that convenes before the veterans arrive at the facility. It's not glamorous stuff, but player development rarely is.
"I believe you're accountable to your teammates and I have to be able to trust you," said Horton, the Browns defensive coordinator. "(McFadden) has that now. He has my trust to go into a game, he's prepared hard, he's worked hard and he's earned his chance to play."
Every 53-man roster is divided into two groups – the one fans see regularly on Sundays and the one striving to be seen. While most attention is paid to starters and key reserves, successful franchises identify and cultivate talent in that second group. Organizations like Baltimore, Pittsburgh and New England have been plugging in players for years.
The Browns have been too busy losing and changing regimes to establish much continuity. But Horton, who spent seven seasons with the Steelers, has witnessed the value of player development.
"I think, really when you base a winning franchise on something, it's probably a system," he said. "The players come in, you try to get players to match your system and you try to get good, smart players that are somewhat interchangeable, because at some point somebody is going to get hurt or they're going to graduate to another team or retirement. That's the life blood of your team is getting good, young players to come in and play."
As McFadden readies for his first true test Sunday in New England against the Patriots, the Browns continue to work with others reserves and troll for talent in the waiver pool and on the practice squads of other teams. The bottom of the roster remains in a constant state of flux as players are signed, cut and sometimes re-signed – think receiver Tori Gurley.This practice has drawn some criticism, especially in recent weeks as the Browns, who at one point had 12 offensive linemen on the roster, did not immediately add a quarterback after Brian Hoyer suffered a season-ending knee injury Oct. 3. Concussions to Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden in consecutive weeks forced the team to hurriedly acquire Alex Tanney and Caleb Hanie, who have had little prep time with the Browns. The club is fortunate that Campbell has been cleared to return and will play Sunday.
But look for the organization to stay aggressive in the waiver market even as management concedes it will miss a lot more times than it hits on such players.
Browns CEO Joe Banner said the Eagles, his former employer the past two decades, did a study several years ago tracking the NFL entry point of Pro Bowlers. Not surprisingly, most came from players selected in a draft's first round. The next group was second rounders. After that, however, the third wave was undrafted free agents.
It's believed the Browns view defensive back Jordan Poyer, who's now returning punts, as a legitimate prospect. They're also eager to get safety Josh Aubrey (ankle) and guard Chris Faulk (knee) ready for next season.
The club claimed Poyer off waivers Oct. 21 from Philadelphia, who drafted him in the seventh round. Aubrey and Faulk were part of the initial cluster of undrafted free agents signed in April.
"It's a matter of going out and finding it, bringing it in the house even though it's a little dusty and dirty," Browns assistant general manager Ray Farmer said of acquiring lesser-known talent. "The coaches dust it off and polish it up. One day you come in the house and say, 'That's a good looking piece of furniture there. Where did you get it?' It's a matter of uncovering things others don't want to uncover."
Sometimes, teams must also work to polish the skills of players they drafted.
Taking a step back
Unlike baseball, hockey and basketball, there is no minor league for NFL teams to incubate prospects. So when McFadden fell behind in training camp due to a groin injury and played poorly in exhibition games against Indianapolis and Chicago, the Browns chose the remedial route rather than exposing him in the regular season.
"There's a confidence level involved," secondary coach Louie Cioffi said. "You don't want your guys to go out there and not succeed because the damage cannot be overturned."
The Browns' best success rate has come at their deepest position -- defensive line. Seventh-round pick Armonty Bryant has been eased into the rotation and shown flashes of quality play. The secondary has been better than anticipated and the development of cornerback Buster Skrine has mitigated the struggles of McFadden.
Some assumed the San Diego State product would beat out Skrine and Chris Owens in training camp. But the injury coupled with technique flaws took him out of the competition. The 5-foot-9, 195-pounder said he's worked to improve his acceleration out of breaks and defending against three-step drops by quarterbacks.
"It's been eyes forward, run my race and compete every day to try to get back on the field somehow," McFadden said.
Beyond extra practice reps, he's among the early-rising defensive backs who meet in small groups with Cioffi and his assistant Bobby Babich. Each week a different youngster is charged with the task of supplying coffee and sunflower seeds.
The meetings are informal and free flowing. Coaches preview the day ahead and answer questions the reserves might feel too inhibited to ask in front of veterans.
"They can get a jump on what's going on, what they're working on for the day, but it's much more interactive, much more user friendly," Cioffi said.
Each position group offers similar opportunities. Assistant offensive line coach Mike Sullivan said his prospects get an addition 25 minutes of on-field work before adjourning to the film room where coaches critique their scout-team effort against the first-unit defense.
For offensive lineman Reid Fragel, signed off Cincinnati's practice squad on Oct. 29, the bonus time is important as he tries to learn a new system.
Poyer made a similar observation. He felt overwhelmed a week after arriving in Berea. The All-America cornerback from Oregon State has had a difficult year, one that included a May arrest for second-degree trespassing after an incident at a campus bar.
But the 6-foot, 191-pound defensive back has made an impression with the Browns. Several veterans said he's been noticeable in practice and last week he contributed a 38-yard punt return in the 32-28 loss to Jacksonville.
"I expect myself to be able to go out there and make plays when my name is called," Poyer said. "I don't fear anything when I go out on the football field because at the end of the day it's just a game."
Opportunity knocks
In a league with large rosters, young players don't need to look hard for inspiration. Poyer points to undrafted free agent safety Tashaun Gipson. While in Cincinnati, Fragel learned the story of center Kyle Cook, who went from practice-squad player to starter.
The Browns had a success story slip through their grasp earlier in the season. They claimed running back Bobby Rainey off waivers from Baltimore on Sept. 1 only to release him six weeks later.
Rainey has rushed for 306 yards in four games with Tampa Bay. Maybe the second-year back won't remain productive, but he's helped the Buccaneers win three times without costing them a draft pick or substantial free-agent money.
Browns tight end Jordan Cameron, who spent two seasons as a reserve, said it's what prospects do when the coaches aren't watching that's so important.
"You've got to buy into the process," Cameron said. "It's hard sometimes and it's not always going to go your way. These last couple years have been a grind. You're waiting and wondering, 'Am I going to get my chance?'
"The main thing is working when you don't want to do it. When you're body hurts and you're tired. You've got to prepare for your opportunity."
It's here now for McFadden, who played 10 snaps against Pittsburgh and a season-high 31 snaps last week – most of them coming before the Browns lost Owens to a season-ending knee injury.
"Is it hard for certain positions because of what it takes to play mentally or physically?" Horton asked rhetorically. "It can be, and I believe defensive back is because if you make a mistake it's always points or yards. So for me it's a very critical position to be trusted and be accountable and he's earned that now."


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37-year old American actor Tobey Maguire, best known for his role as the super-hero Spiderman in three Hollywood blockbusters, is set to play the controversial former world chess champion Bobby Fischer in a new movie.
The film, "Pawn Sacrifice", will be directed by Ed Zwick (Legends of the Fall, The Last Samurai).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will focus on Fischer in the 1960s, leading up to the famous world championship match in Reykjavik against Boris Spassky in 1972.
The project has been in the works for more then 2 years already (previous report here), and it should still be at least 2013/14 before its release.
So what do you think of Tobey Maguire being cast as Bobby Fischer? Who would you choose to play Fischer and Spassky on the big screen?
matthew mcconaughey
I completely disagree. Height does matter in this role. Bobby was a towering athletic figure compared to almost everyone in the chess world at this time. Bobby cannot be portrayed by a Toby, period. This movie needs to be great and not another Hollywood garbage mistake.
Schwarzennegger has an Austrian accent. I guess if Patrick Stewart can play a Frenchman, then Schwarzenneger can play a Russian.
first time i've caught this note so it's exciting ... zwick as director sounds good ... 'last samurai' is certainly one of my fave movies and a real achievement i thought ... beautifully done and very warm (at times) and exciting (at others) ... not a big tom cruise fan but he certainly pulled off that role ... but he's about a foot-and-a-half short to play bobby ... well they could cgi the hell out of him i guess lol ...
and really, height doesn't matter ... it didn't matter a whiff in Lord of the Rings and it didn't matter in any humphrey bogart films (he was pretty short) or currently in any tom cruise films so i'm not concerned with toby mcguire's height ... and he's done some serious acting and not just spiderman, so not worried there ... a great director can carry an average acting imho ... not to mention a great film editor can carry both ... so it's not just the actor by any stretch (pun intended) is what i'm saying at bottom
Aleksandr_II has a good suggestion ... christian bale would be very good i think and he's willing to do anything it seems to make a role work ... he got down to 120 lbs to do 'the machinist' (the role before batman) and was shown, without cgi help, frighteningly skinny ... really scary skinny ... if you haven't seen 'the machinist' i highly recommend it ... is a bit of an homage to dostoevsky's 'crime and punishment' and there are dostoevsky 'props' here and there ... he then put on the weight loss plus weight and muscle for batman ... so i'm thinking he could handle any of the physical parts ...
i think Adrien Brody would have been a good pick too ... his film choices have been a bit weak of late but he's proven he can act with the best of them (as always imho) .. and he's tall and skinny already for those worried about that
schwarzennegger would be good as spassky he's got a funny accent already
Pruitt Taylor Vince would be good as Lombardy ... he's a fave of mine and seems to be flexible ...
O M G !!! Morgan Watkins come on down !!! Fischer is reborn !!! !!! !!!
Although slightly older than 'teenage', it would work. He's 6' 3" & is accredited with a 'New York accent' being within his capabilities. He's even got some b/+w publicity pics of him at a chess board, as the comparison has obviously been made before, (he does some modelling as well as acting).
(sorry, I know it's a ridiculous link, but it is correct. If you don't want to link it from there just type morgan watkins into google & see for yourself)
In the great words of Bert Le Clos "It's unbelieveable !!!"
Someone get on their cell (mobile phone) to tell old Tob(ey)lerone not to be greedy, settle for directorial credit, & cast Mr. Watkins NOW.NOW.NOW!!!
Has this film project been cancelled yet?
@ JohnIV:
Couldn't agree more! ... Thanks, John - well said.
What a travesty to have a little 5ft tall punk like Toby trying to portray a tall athletic man like Fisher was. Stick to Spiderman roles and garbage like that.
@ castle2a8:
'Now-now!' - Fischer wouldn't like 'those' words resting in his grave - now, would he? ...
'Hey!' - sober-up, mate! ... First off, I wasn't 'attacking' you, personally - only your wording/grammar here - so I'm 'sorry' if you happened to misunderstand me, alright? Secondly, there's really not much to comment towards your first 'speech' here, as anyone who's active enough in chess should already be quite keenly aware as to what Fischer went through within his [first] match against Spassky - it's nothing 'new' ... Thirdly, I've never (and probably never will!) voted for anyone - nor anything - in my life up to now. And fourthly, if you want to write ('here', or elsewhere for that matter), why not do it right (or leftist, if you're one of those types) the first time around so we can all 'benefit' from your gab? - perhaps when you're sober enough to do so.
But lastly, 'chump' - just to make things crystal clear (to you, and 'you[!]', only! ... ) - I do, in fact drink, on occasion, only - but responsibly, though - so I don't think I'd ever 'enjoy' one with you - 'personally' speaking, though ... So 'cheers!', mate.
Yup (barely, though). No worries - must be the Irish in you! ... Cheers then, to Bobby, mate! - and have another one on me ...
'My[!]' - aren't 'we' well-read! ... Sounds as if you should've written the script. I'm sure your spelling [and grammar] would've captured Bobby to a 'T' ...
Tobey Maguire is an exellent actor, but if he is to pull it off method style i think he would struggle.
Good choice. I will see the movie.
Icanfight - Another hatchet job of Bobby Fischer, eh? What you said isn't the truth, far from it. Fischer didn't, "chicken out", against Karpov, the F.I.D.E. refused to meet the demands he made for defending his title, (the only time the F.I.D.E. ever did this and the demands Fischer made are exactly what the F.I.D.E. uses today!). With the virtual sweep of the Candidates Matches, crushing gifted Grandmasters 6-0, no one before or since has ever achieved that, let alone eclipsed it. He didn't just defeat his competition, he crushed them. He certainly wasn't any psycho either. Bobby Fischer also improved playing conditions and prize money for all chess players all around the world, which was one of his goals, (something I've never seen other chess players do!). Many millions of people the world over regard Bobby Fischer as the greatest chess player of all time, including the Grandmasters he defeated!
Now, you clearly don't know much about Bobby Fisher, other than what you've, "heard" and this is not a forum for bashing Bobby Fischer. So kindly have some respect for the dead as well as all the Fischer fans reading and making contributions to this thread. Take it elsewhere. Thank you.
I would rather see a movie on Capablanca.The time period was so interesting and would make for great visuals.You also had Alekhine,Lasker,etc. Also I am sick of the Fischer as an Americaqn hero.He was pretty much a jerk and a psycho and isn't even the greatest player of all time anymore.He chickened out on even playing Karpov and was a horrible example for chess.
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I was visiting the Southern Oregon Coast for the holiday and started my day from Port Orford. The drive down this stretch of the Southern Oregon Coast is beautiful, and I was glad to have had the opportunity to see it shortly after sunrise. It was clear and nearly 60 degrees out. On the Oregon Coast, it's really hard to ask for more.
The half marathon start was at 8AM, an hour earlier than the 10k and 5k. The race started down at the Port, which was relatively busy gearing up for the day, but overall packet pickup was pretty quiet, and so was the parking lot. After about 20 minutes it became obvious this was because it was a small race, but it made for a nice relaxing start. By race end, this scene would be very different as the holiday festivities would be in full swing.
Just after 8:00 we were off. I had counted about 15 - 20 or so runners and figured we'd spread out right away, and sure enough, that was true almost right from the start. We took off out of the Port and then out through a small RV park where we could see the ocean.
After a short out and back we headed up a mean little hill (all distances would cover this section of the course) and up to 101 for a short portion, before heading back into quiet neighborhoods, and then out into farm land.
The route was well marked with different colors of spray paint on the ground - however it didn't have any mile markers. There were also several signs with encouraging sun smiley faces and thumbs up - but just no mile markers. A lot of runners these days probably use GPS, but I do not. So other than thinking about the effort I was putting in and doing some math to turn that into approximate mile times - it was hard to do anything other than approximate distance. I was able to figure out when I was about 5 miles in (or so I figured) when I saw the obvious race leader on his way back. This part was encouraging because I knew shortly that I'd be seeing the other runners in front of me and would have a tiny bit of company.
The halfway point was down a short stretch of 101, and a little bit of a downhill. I chatted with the volunteer for a minute or two and guzzled some water feeling hot and uncertain about another 6.5 miles back. I took off my hat to let out some heat, and headed back uphill to say hi to the other racers, and back into the country.
The finish line was staffed with a volunteer announcing finisher names, and a few others clipping off timing chips. The race organizers were promising awards and raffle prizes in a little while, so I got a dry shirt and a beer, and checked out the Artisan Market, where I purchased a new picture for my kitchen - and a hot dog.
I was able to stick around long enough to watch the kids' boardwalk dash - very fun! I watched the kids' awards and the overall race awards (this race gives awards to overall finishers, no gender awards and no age groups). It was 11:00 though by the time the awards started, and my son and my dog were waiting for me to get back and celebrate the 4th with them, so I had to limit my post race time to about an hour or so.
The pros for this race:
- The race bags are chock FULL of goodies. Seriously. Chocolates, carmelcorn, pretzels, licorice .... and more!
- The race t-shirts are very nice and feature the race logo
- Beautiful course
- Excellent family event
The cons for this race:
- No mile markers
- For half marathoners - no electrolytes
- For half marathoners - not a lot of race course bathrooms
- Awards were a bit late


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Officials with the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard reported the sewer overflow happened Thursday at its Stanley Brooks Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at the end of Aldock Road.
Crews have made the repairs necessary to prevent future overflows at the plant, according to a health department spokesman.
Residents were advised to take precautions when coming into contact with standing water that may have accumulated as a result of the overflow. Those who come into direct contact with untreated sewage should wash their hands and clothing thoroughly.
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It is not unusual to open a newspaper and find a debate about renewable energy, but if you don't know your carbon capture from your ethanol extraction processes, don't panic, you will probably never have to.
Green investments or "clean-tech" as it is now more commonly known, is one of the most important, fascinating and buoyant sectors to emerge out of the 21 st century.
Currency and the future of it has been the subject of some debate in the past few months. As it won't have escaped your attention, the most notable project to create a single all powerful currency for an entire region - the euro - has come under serious threat.
This turmoil has led many to think about the possible break-up of the Eurozone and how that might work.
With the UK economy teetering on the brink of recession again, one can detect in some quarters a reaction, almost bordering on delight, that the so-called "Indian economic miracle" has suffered a few setbacks during the past few months.
It is true that the recent economic news from India has been disappointing.
When it comes to investing in start-ups there are two theories that guide me. First, the notion that most business plans will change once assumptions "meet the market". Second, the notion that an early-stage start-up is a hypothesis with many assumptions.
Entering 2012 it is obvious that the problems of the Eurozone are not going to be sorted out quickly or in a neat and tidy way.
There continues to be no sign of countries working together and managing the situation, and the "Merkozy" alliance does not fill one with confidence. Announcements on the fate of Hungary and whether countries are going to get a ratings downgrade does not help either.
In 2011, an important centenary passed pretty much unremarked. On December 16 1911, the National Insurance Act received royal assent. It was the well-intentioned Act that destroyed the friendly societies and entrenched state welfare.
At the time, British government spending was under 15 per cent of GDP.
The increasing volume of electronically stored information means that deciding how to store and where to locate data is a key issue for any business. Storage of vast amounts of electronic data can be expensive and inconvenient.
The advent of "cloud computing" is an example of the creative ways in which documents may now be stored.
I would like to highlight an issue that is likely to affect us all, directly or indirectly. As more and more of us are living longer, how will we pay for the care of frail, elderly family members?
Many might never have never considered this, or think that the government will cover the cost. That is not usually the case. Anyone with assets or income over £23,250 has to fund themselves.
One of the most worrying consequences of the current economic malaise is the inexorable rise in unemployment in the UK.
In November, Government figures showed 2.62 million people without jobs. That is 8.3 per cent of the work-force, the highest over the past 15 years.
Winston Churchill and the decision that the War Cabinet had to make about doing a deal with Hitler, and effectively ending England's participation in the War.
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In scorching hot weather at Kentucky, Juan Pablo Montoya lit Brad Keselowski's fuse in Friday's first practice session, and Keselowski retaliated in Happy Hour.
Contact between Montoya's Chevrolet and Keselowski's Dodge in the first session sent Keselowski's car into the outside wall, forcing the Penske racing driver to a backup car. In a SPEED interview after the incident, Montoya explained the sequence of events from his point of view.
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The Covington City Council is taking another run at a proposal to add transparency to the process the mayor uses to select professional services.may
Council members this week introduced a revised ordinance that appears to have more council backing. An earlier version was vetoed by Mayor Candace Watkins, and the council fell one vote shy of overriding that veto on June 1.
Councilman Clarence Romage, who voted to sustain the mayor's veto, spearheaded the recent revision effort. Before his vote earlier this month that caused the override to fail, Romage told the council he was not against transparency but simply had some issues with the make-up of the two selection review committees that would have proposed potential engineers and architects for projects.
Romage said he disagreed that the council and mayor should select some of the committees' members, instead arguing that only professional organizations should appoint the members to "depoliticize the process." He asked that the veto be allowed to stand so the council could develop an ordinance that mandated committees along those lines.
After Romage and council members Trey Blackall and Matt Faust - who pushed for the original ordinance and for the amendments to make it become law as soon as possible - met to discuss the ordinance last week, the amended ordinance now does aim to limit the role of elected officials in awarding professional services. The goal is to prevent conflict of interests that could exist - for example connections between campaign contributions and contract awards.
Now five professionals would be chosen by two professional organizations - likely the West St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce and the Northshore Business Council, Faust and Romage said.
The amended version is based largely on a Bureau of Governmental Research report that discussed potential conflicts and ways of removing possible patronage from city business.
The Bureau of Governmental Research believed that restricting city councils' and mayors' role would help lead to more objective selection decisions, and would "benefit both the mayor and prospective contractors by reducing pressure on prospective contractors to contribute to political campaigns and alleviating pressure on the mayor to reward contributors with contracts," stated the 2002 report that targeted New Orleans.
Romage on Tuesday night highlighted the idea that selection committees for professional service contracting "should be independent," not based on decisions by mayoral or city council appointees.
And while the mayor can still disregard the contractors that a committee proposes - a frequent criticism of the last ordinance was that it had no teeth - the newly introduced ordinance would require the mayor to publicly explain why he or she has chosen a specific firm. And, all mayoral selection decisions would have to be posted on the city's website, Blackall said.
"I wouldn't be surprised if this thing would be voted on unanimously," Blackall said. "I think it has a lot more teeth than the last one did."
Also, the amended ordinance is much broader.
The original ordinance proposed creating a new policy for the purchase of professional services for projects that have an construction cost of $100,000 or more, or any other kind of engineering or architectural undertaking - not directly resulting in a construction project - that costs $25,000 or more.
According to Faust and Blackall, the newly-amended ordinance would relate to any service, not professional service and no simply engineering or architectural, with a contract of $15,000 or more.
The ordinance is expected to be officially voted on for approval or denial at the July 20 council meeting.
The mayor, who is on vacation and was the only official absent from Tuesday's meeting, has said that while she is against the idea of creating committees, "I'm not opposed to any suggestions."
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Alister McGrath's biography of C. S. Lewis was highly anticipated. Its release earlier this year raised expectations that the definitive account of Lewis's life had finally arrived.
Very often, when encountering such hype, it pays to be skeptical. J. R. R. Tolkien, quoting G. K. Chesterton, once said that, "as soon as he heard that anything 'had come to stay, he knew that it would be very soon replaced—indeed be regarded as pitiably obsolete and shabby.'" When a biography comes along promising to set the record straight or provide a last word on some prominent public figure, it's easy enough for similar sentiments to arise.
Without a doubt, C. S. Lewis - A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet has much to commend it to readers' attention. First, McGrath actually read Lewis thoroughly before setting out to write. One doubts whether A. N. Wilson, the British man of letters who wrote another well-known Lewis biography, ever thought to take this precaution. While Wilson goes down smoothly by virtue of his remarkable writing style, inaccuracies seem to appear on nearly every page. By comparison, McGrath leaves no doubt that he knows his subject. He did due preparation by reading everything Lewis wrote in chronological order. McGrath has a well-earned academic reputation, and it's meticulous endeavors of this sort that help explain why.
Second, McGrath helpfully brings his own biographical background to bear on the subject matter. Like Lewis, he is an Irish-born Oxford scholar, though of a different era. This pedigree gives McGrath a unique vantage point on Lewis's own experience as an Ulsterman living in an English academic environment.
Third, McGrath's own writing style is fluid and engaging. And finally, McGrath does uncover some information that's barely known even among Lewis scholars and aficionados. For example, Lewis's conversion to Christianity actually took place several months to a year later than the dates Lewis himself seems to suggest. The chronology of these events reveals how carefully McGrath pays attention to detail. (In this vein, he also brings to light the fact that Lewis nominated Tolkien for the Nobel Prize in literature.)
How much, though, do these (admittedly interesting) details really add to our understanding of Lewis? Certainly, their discovery serves the cause of achieving exact historical accuracy. But they don't count for much when it comes to grasping the big ideas at the heart of Lewis's copious writings. Lewis, at times, does not get his dates right. But that's no more important, in the grand scheme of things, than Einstein's occasional trouble with simple mathematics.
The Importance of Literary Form
So yes, there are strengths to McGrath's biography. But these do not outweigh the many weaknesses. Most troubling, there is a glaring lack of appreciation for how Lewis carefully selected literary genres to suit the material he wished to present.


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By PATRICK O'CONNOR
When you think of Holyoke, what do you picture? A line of mills stretching alongside a thick-watered canal? Maybe, the dam holding back the violent push of the Connecticut River?
Or, do you see a black bear lumbering in a patch of woods? Do you see a bobcat tiptoeing on the bank of a city reservoir?
Both animals live in the Paper City and the winter is a perfect time to follow them and others.
On a recent Sunday, I set out to do just that, arriving at the entrance to Ashley's Reservoir, where a few cars were already parked. I walked across Route 202 and headed a little ways up the hill to a more isolated trail. These woods expand outward behind Holyoke Community College and up toward Mount Tom State Reservation.
The sun shone brightly and the air was unseasonably warm. Although it felt like early spring, the bare trees held little birdsong.
It was going to be a slow walk, as the freak October snowstorm had felled several large trees, which now created precarious tunnels along the trail. On and around the trail, there were scant patches of snow with the imprints of the boots of a passerby and the paws of a domestic dog, but there were no wild animal tracks.
Yet, I know they are here.
Early one morning a few years earlier, a friend was driving over the hill on Route 202 when she saw a bobcat, just sitting on one of the rock ledges.
Also not far from there, my wife Lisa (who at the time was my girlfriend) and her friend Vicki were taking a walk down Reservation Road in Mount Tom State Park when Vicki's six-month-old husky named Zoe yanked her leash.
She pulled Vicki towards the woods sloping up the mountain. There, my wife saw what she later said looked like big beaver. It moved slowly across the slope, not intimidated by the Zoe's barks.
After speaking to her father, who is a naturalist, and doing some research online, she discovered what animal she had seen: a fisher cat.
And, just last year, the apple tree in my backyard (which is a couple of miles from Ashley's Reservoir) had a visitor that spent some time chomping on its fallen fruit. Then, one day, a hunched body appeared and then disappeared behind our above ground pool.
"A bear's in the backyard!" I yelled to Lisa.
But, she didn't believe me.
"Wait," I said, "and watch the other side of the pool."
We stood looking from behind a sliding glass door and then we saw a head the size of football. Before my wife could lock the door, I excitedly (and recklessly) stepped outside to get a closer look.
But the black bear loped off into my neighbor's backyard and halted at a hanging birdfeeder. It stood on its hind legs, grabbed the feeder and snapped it down for an afternoon snack.
So, I know these animals roam here and on this Sunday, I had the chance of seeing any one of their tracks.
I walked onwards with this hope, passing some spruce trees along the trail's edge, which offered color to the gray landscape. Tall pines stretched far above me.
Then, I saw something, a tight brown spiral frozen on the trail. I bent down to get a closer look, poking the scat with a branch. It broke apart and revealed fur matted inside. It was the droppings of a coyote.
Last spring, less than a mile from this spot, a coyote was struck by a car; I was glad to see it wasn't the only one in the area.
I walked around, hoping to find the canine's prints, but there just wasn't enough snow, and I could find nothing.
So, I walked ahead a little farther before deciding to turn back. On the way, a few dark-eyed juncos, or "snowbirds," cut precisely between a tangle of shrubs, and a hairy woodpecker swung around the trunk of an oak tree, hiding on its far side.
I waited for it to reappear, and when it didn't, I moved on again.
By the time I made it out of the trail, a few more cars had parked at the entrance to the reservoir. The day was warming and walkers, runners and a few adventurous bicyclists were taking advantage.
Perhaps, when you read this, our New England winter will have returned and snow will have fallen, leaving many tracks to be found and followed.


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The 7 Types of iPhone Users
We were tickled by this infographic for seven types of iPhone users, especially as all of the iPhone peeps we know seem to jibe neatly with one of the categories. (We will admit to having a bulky case that turns a sleek tech phenom into something resembling a brick from 1994, but when you have a toddler addicted to Peekaboo Barn, you do what you have to do.)
The Oscars and Twitter
Sunday, February 26 will bring us the Oscars: the 84th Academy Awards, anticipated by the Wall Street Journal to break social media use records previously set by events like the Super Bowl and Grammy Awards. After analyzing 300K+ social media conversations leading up to the big day, social monitoring company Radian6 offers its "social media" winners in an engaging infographic. ABC, the network broadcasting the event, is hoping to maximize coverage by having two off-screen, backstage commentary tweeters. Viewer tweets during the broadcast using the hashtags "#oscars," "#redcarpetqa" and "#bestdressed" will appear on Oscar.com and the Oscars app. At stake? Tens of millions of dollars worth of advertising dollars.
Tumblr Banning Self-Harm Themes
In a week that has surfaced the disturbing trend of young girls on YouTube asking people "Am I pretty?", Tumblr is tackling the thinspo topic raised by HuffPo earlier this month and is considering changing its Community Policy to prohibit other negative topics about identity and body image. Tumblr will moderate blogs that "glorify or promote anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders; self-mutilation; or suicide," the company explains on their staff blog. Taking a cue from Facebook's initiative on providing help to suicidal users, Tumblr also plans to offer blog authors on these moderated topics self-help and hotline information.
Facebook Users Getting Better at Managing Privacy
As part of its Internet and American Life Project, The Pew Research Center has released a report that finds Internet users taking a more active role in managing and pruning their social network content. Among those polled, it is the 18-29 years old age group that is most adept at using Facebook's privacy controls, but all age groups have made gains in use since the last survey in 2009, a positive step as more employers and even college admission officers add online reputation checks to their processes.
Unhyped Internet and Mobile
Venture Capitalist Vinod Khosia writing for TechCrunch shares his predictions for the next big things for the internet tech space, including expansions in collaborative social experiences, interest based networks, the management of identity, privacy, security and verification, personal collaborative publishing (Pinterest, Tumblr, Storify, Snip.it), analytics, payments, and the "under 25" portion of Generation C: a type of entrepreneur particularly well-represented on YCombinator. We're excited. How about you?


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It wasn't your typical, Columbus Day weekend.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation held a special youth firearms weekend on Oct. 5-7, allowing junior youngsters, ages 14-15 with a big game license to hunt deer under the supervision of a licensed and experienced adult.
Judging from the reaction for the DEC and several local parents whose children participated, the weekend was a big success.
Critics beforehand warned of accidents and problems of having young deer, inexperienced hunters with firearms in the woods during the bow hunting season, which began Oct. 1. The regular firearms season doesn't start until Nov. 17 this year.
No bad news was good news to those who supported the hunt. The DEC reported that there were no hunting-related, shooting accidents ere in the state during the weekend.
"The youth deer hunt is a great opportunity for the next generation of New York hunters and is an important step in preserving our hunting heritage while maintaining our ability to manage deer through hunting in the future," DEC Commissioner Joe Martens said. "We received enthusiastic feedback from parents and excited young hunters who took part of the Columbus Day weekend. These experiences demonstrate the great value of providing this unique opportunity for junior hunters."
Chris LaFever, of Lebanon, took his daughter, Alicia, out on family-owned property.
"I write you as a proud father of a 14- year-old daughter who took part in the youth hunt this past weekend. She harvested her first buck on Sunday evening with her rifle. Take a look at the picture and you can see the importance of this youth hunt," he said.
Lafever said his daughter has been shooting since she was 5. The past two years, she has hunted deer with him in Pennsylvania. This was her first buck. She shot the 13-pointer at about 80 yards.
"We were in a time crunch Sunday afternoon after she had played in a soccer game," he said. "When she saw the buck, she said she was having trouble steadying the rifle. She was standing. I coached her: breath in, breath out — then pull the trigger.
"Her reaction was jubilance. Frankly, It was best hunting experience I've had in my life and I've been hunting more than 20 years."
Forrest SeGuin, of Chittenango, was proud of his 14-year-old son Austin, who shot a doe on family owned property in Chittenango.
"He worked all year to raise enough money to buy his Browning rifle and his shot was right on, " he said. "We waited until there was only about a hour of rain left Saturday morning and got in the stand at about 10. He took the doe when the sun started coming out about 1:15 p.m."
Art Diamond, of Fayetteville, said he couldn't believe the size of the 8-point buck his son, Eli, shot. He estimated the deer's antlers will score around 130 to 140 inches. It dressed out at 210 pounds at the butcher.
Diamond set up his 15-year-old son in a ground blind and they spotted the buck at about 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Initially, it was about 120 yards away. When it get within the 80-yard mark, Eli took the shot with his 20-gauge, rifle-barreled shotgun. He was sitting in a chair at the time and used his knees as a rest.
"It was a nice broadside," the father said.
The wounded buck ran into a ravine. After sitting for a bit, the two followed it in and found it dead at the bottom of the ravine, which dropped in elevation an estimated 220 feet.
"It was quite an engineering feat getting it out," the father said. "We got my other son and our truck, and used a rope and cable."
The proud father had one regret.
"I had a video camera and totally screwed up," he said. "I got the buck coming out of the woods, walking toward us — everything. Afterward I realized the screen I was looking through wasn't recording."


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DeWitt, NY-- DeWitt Police are investigating the late night robbery of a Peppino's pizza delivery woman on Dunlap Avenue.
A woman delivering a pizza was walking toward a house about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday when two suspects approached her from behind, flashed a knife and demanded money and the food.
The suspects fled north on foot through the back yards. They were described as black males who are about 5' 6", 150 pounds and about 20 years old. They were wearing dark clothing and masks.
The delivery person was not injured. The suspects got away with the pizza, wings and a small amount of cash.
Anyone with information is asked to call the DeWitt Police at 449-3640 or the TIPS line at 446-4646.


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It can either be a sweet or bitter ending to Nebraska's existence in the Big 12, and there really is no other way to look at it. Most Nebraska fans have October 16th circled on their calenders. Bitter memories of the Big 12 championship game from a year ago still sting, but nothing more than standing up to the bully that tried to push us down on more than one occasion and then took our lunch money.
That's right, Texas, a team and program that has become known as the tyrants of the Big 12 have their final shot at Nebraska on Oct. 16, 2010. Make no mistake about it— Nebraska would like nothing more than to kick Texas in the butt with a big "screw you" on the way to the Big Ten; and Texas would like nothing more than to beat Nebraska once again and send the Huskers running with their tails between their legs to their new home in the Big Ten.
One game does not make a season (unless you're Colorado) however, and Nebraska has 11 other chances to win on a schedule that speaks more of championships than revenge. In the past, Nebraska would have never bothered with petty squabels against a Conference foe, instead, they would fix their eyes on the prize of playing for another National Title and rest on that as their goal.
2010 marks a beginning to getting back to that way of thinking for the Big Red. So how does the season look in the eyes of this Husker fan? Follow the show to Find out.


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It's day 7 of going primal. I'm due to do my workout but I'm weak all over. This morning walking my dog it was tough climbing a hill, and now I've just picked my kids up from school I feel really exhausted.
I don't think i've been getting much carbs this week. Should I eat a couple of bananas or something to get some energy for this workout?
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GENEVA, N.Y. -- Two high school athletes have been stabbed during a street quarrel in a small Finger Lakes city.
Police say Jeremiah Allen and John Archibald, both 18-year-old seniors, were wounded in an altercation in Geneva late Thursday night. Allen is in guarded condition at a hospital in Rochester and Archibald is being treated in an emergency room.
The teens are members of both the varsity basketball and football teams at Geneva High School. The circumstances of the quarrel remain under investigation.
- The Associated Press


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Cougar tennis hopes for improvement with seasoned squad
Despite competing with some of the states best tennis players, Lakewood girls tennis coach Bob Walker is excited about the talent of his team.
Though the girls went 5-11 last season, Lakewood returns nine veterans from last years squad. Furthermore, the Cougars compete against only one Cascade Conference rival instead, they play a regular season schedule of 12 schools, more than half of which qualify for the tougher 3A athletic division. One such team is a Bellingham squad that went 16-0 last year, while fellow league opponents Lynden and South Whidbey each garnered a piece of the state championship in 2007.
Furthermore, the latter two schools return the states top two singles players 2A state champ Lindsey Newman, a junior this year at South Whidbey, and senior and runner-up, Erica Bosman of Lynden.
Though only the districts top three singles players go to state, Walker thinks senior Karli Hesselman has a good chance at joining Newman and Bosman there this year. Hesselman, Lakewoods returning number one singles player, finished fourth in districts to qualify for an alternates berth to state.
She had a real good season, Walker said. So I would hope Karli will be competing for that third slot.
Three other veterans of the girls basketball team join Hesselman on the court. Senior Emily Steinborn and juniors Jillian and Jocelyn Shafer will compete in doubles.
Basketball players make good tennis players because the movement and flow around the court is similar to that sport, Walker added, explaining the sports share similar moves, quick steps.
Walker expects senior Courtney Prosser to compete for the teams number two singles spot, while Kristen Nelson, Chelsea Wendt and Sarah Griffith also return to play for their senior season.
One new face on the team will most likely be senior Yuka Asamo, a foreign exchange student from Japan, whom Walker expects to compete for a chance to play singles. Asamo spent time playing in Japan and takes lessons in Stanwood with freshman Hannah Ross, a member of her host family.
Hannah is, from what I can see, our most promising freshman at this point. And Yuka certainly shows that shes played as well, Walker said.
He added that with so many returning players, Lakewoods experience should be an asset this season.
In addition, Walker said, he sees a lot of talent going down his roster.
I think the other strength of our team is our depth. From our top singles to our third doubles, were not necessarily bringing newcomers in to fill our spots, he said. The one Im going to bring in for that tenth slot is Yuka.
While Walkers goal of a .500 team record this season sounds like a modest one, he knows hes facing some cutthroat competition in this league.
There are some very tough teams in the league, he said. So we know what were up against. Lynden was tied for the state title last year, team-wise. Im realistic about some of the teams in our league. Sehome is a tough team. South Whidbey, of course, the returning state champ. Anacortes had some kids go to state. We could be improved, but we also take a realistic view at our competition. If we got to 8-8 this year, I would be very pleased.
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Marc Gold won't be taking any chances this year.
The New Springville businessman will be sponsoring "Keith Hernandez Bobblehead Day" at Citi Field on Father's Day, and there's a reason the co-owner of Gold's Pure Food Products cast his vote heading into the 11th annual event for the former Mets great now safely tucked away in the broadcast booth.
"We've had a run of bad luck with our players, starting with Mike Piazza (hitting slump) in 2002," says Gold. "From injuries to subpar performances ... you name it, we've had it. With Keith Hernandez, we don't have to worry about injuries. We figure we can reverse the curse if we don't use an active player."
Gold's family's company is the world's No. 1 producer of horseradish products.
The company was founded by his grandparents in Brooklyn in 1932 and has since moved to a a state-of-the-art facility in Hempstead, L.I.
The 64-year-old Gold was such a huge fan of the fledgling New York Mets that famed columnist Jimmy Breslin once knocked on his family's door in Flatbush and asked to speak to the teen-aged president of the Mets Fan Club and author of a team newsletter.
"I wasn't mentioned in his book (the humorous little treatise 'Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?'), but I think I was close," says Gold with a laugh. "I was 14 years old and I'd personally produce the newsletter and mail them out in hand-written envelopes. I did it for a year until my mother looked at my grades and made me put the mimeograph machine away."
Gold's love affair with the Amazin's traces back to that 40-120 debut season of 1962, when he latched on to the new kids in town after watching in youthful horror years earlier as his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers pulled up stakes and moved to Los Angeles.
"When you're 9 or 10 years old, you don't really look at those kind of things as an adult would," he says. "You just suffer."
Most of Gold's stories revolve around the Mets — he has been providing the mustard at Shea Stadium and Citi Field for so long that it was only a matter of time before a Gold's sponsorship was negotiated to eventually include the popular Bobblehead Day.
But the long-suffering Mets fan has his own George Steinbrenner story to add to the mix.
"I was at Yankee Stadium one day in the mid-1990s trying to sell my product when I looked up in the office where I was and the owner was standing there. Of course, I blurted out 'Mr. Steinbrenner, could I have your autograph?' and he kind of looked at me like I'm a dopey fan wearing a business suit. He says, 'Sure, what do you want?' I dig through my bag and come up with a Mets yearbook that I had brought along to show the salesman my advertisement.
"I handed it to him and he said, 'I'm not signing that,' and headed straight for the elevator. I followed him and to make a long story short, I thanked him for his involvement in helping end the labor strike and he ended up thanking me and we parted ways on a good note."
There's a feel-good local twist to the Father's Day promotion at Citi Field. Gold's company is donating 30 tickets for the game against the Cincinnati Reds to A Very Special Place, an organization providing services to Staten Island children and adults with developmental disabilities.
"It's a very nice day for our program participants," says AVSP director of development Laura Delin.
Gold's will also return as the sponsor of a Staten Island Yankees game, continuing a New York-Penn League tradition that started a decade ago.
The Firework Nights promotion on Saturday, July 7 will feature 40-50 tickets and food vouchers for a yet-to-be-named Staten Island children's charity.
"It's business," says Gold, "but it's an awful lot of fun, too."