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- BSO Case Number: BS13-04-00186
- PIO Number: 13-4-3A
- Date: April 3, 2013
- Time: 12:39 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 3024 NW 8 Ct., Ft. Lauderdale
- Jurisdiction: unincorporated central Broward
- Keema Gooding, 20, male, 10/31/92, 600 SW 22 St., Ft. Lauderdale (DECEASED)
- Walter Hart, III, 19, male, 01/08/94, 3024 NW 8 Ct., Ft. Lauderdale (IN CUSTODY)
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A suspect wanted for a fatal stabbing was apprehended by BSO detectives and Ft. Lauderdale police early Thursday morning.
At 12:39 p.m. Wednesday, BSO deputies responded to 3024 NW 8 Ct. where Keema Gooding, 20, had been stabbed by a known subject, identified as 19-year-old Walter Hart, III. Earlier in the day, a vehicle Gooding was driving was hit by the suspect's vehicle at another location. According to detectives, after the crash, Gooding, his girlfriend and some other friends went to the Northwest 8 Court location where there was an exchange of words among Gooding, Hart and the group. Hart plunged a knife into Gooding's chest and he was driven by friends to Plantation General Hospital. Medical personnel attempted to stabilize Gooding's injuries and he was transferred to the trauma center at Broward Health Medical Center. Gooding was pronounced dead at 2:11 p.m.
BSO homicide detectives developed leads into Thursday morning that led them to several locations. When they arrived at 1701 NW 15 Pl. in Ft. Lauderdale around 1 a.m., a woman answered the door and tried to stall the detectives. The suspect bolted out the back door of the house and attempted to flee when, with the assistance of a Ft. Lauderdale police dog, he was apprehended. Hart was taken to the hospital for medical clearance and later booked into the BSO Main Jail where he now faces one count of second-degree murder and resisting arrest with violence charges.
- INVESTIGATORS: CID, Homicide, D-5, Crime Scene, FLPD, Sgt. Ellwood
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Investigators have identified a missing Florida woman who was found dead in northeast Ohio in 1992 and was considered a "Jane Doe" for more than two decades.
The Mahoning County coroner's office says a system providing free DNA analysis for missing people's relatives helped determine the homicide victim was Sharon Lynn Kedzierski. She was from Pembroke Pines, Fla., about 15 miles north of Miami.
Authorities say she last had contact with her family in October 1989, when she was 43. She was found dead of blunt force injuries near a parking lot in suburban Youngstown in April 1992.
A coroner's investigator focusing on cold cases had added DNA from unidentified victims to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Kedzierski's daughters also submitted DNA samples, and analysis confirmed her identity.
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USC had the shelves stocked with experience and talent coming into this season. Expectations were sky high.
And the Trojans have crashed. Nevertheless, athletic director Pat Haden has given coach Lane Kiffin his complete support and promised his return.
Asked by ESPNLosAngeles.com whether Kiffin would be back, Haden said: "Absolutely."
Kiffin also said that Haden has assured him that his job is safe.
USC entered the year as the No. 1-ranked team in The Associated Press poll, but has lost to Stanford, Arizona, Oregon and now UCLA.
"Obviously, we're extremely disappointed in the season," Kiffin told ESPN's Mark Saxon. "We're too talented to have this many losses, and that falls on me."
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THERE will be no excuse to miss events and happenings at Eastnor Castle this year after the attraction launched its new website.
The new online presence has been timed to coincide with the public opening season at Easter and it has been four months in the making, with Ledbury-based web design team The Sketch Collective.
Eastnor Castle is surrounded by a beautiful deer park, arboretum and lake as well as being the home of the Hervey-Bathurst family, and visitors now have the opportunity to buy on-line discounted tickets for a wealth of events in advance.
General manager David Littlewood said: "We are very proud of the new website which we have been working on for the past few months.
"We wanted a clean looking, modern site which show cased the castle and beautiful grounds by using lots and lots of images. We are really pleased with the result and have been getting some really good feedback".
The next event at the picturesque attraction is the Easter Hunt for Heroes which runs from Friday to Monday, April 18-21 between 11am and 5pm.
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The global seed market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 percent during the period 2005-2011, according to a recently released report looking at seed sales by region of the world.
"This growth was primarily supplemented by the remarkably rising population and inflating agricultural commodity prices, especially during the year 2007 and 2008. Moreover, an increasing adoption rate of genetically modified crops throughout the globe has supplemented the sales value of the seed market in the recent past. In addition, increasing production of biofuel across the major economies with an objective to generate an alternative for the scarcity of traditional fuel has inclined the demand for corn seeds and oil seeds," the abstract from the "Global Seed Industry Outlook to 2016—Rapid Emergence of Genetically Modifield Seeds" claims.
A look at the non-detailed synopsis/abstract of the research report provides a couple nuggets of interesting facts.
In the recent past, the demand for commercial seeds was primarily generated in the emerging markets of Latin America such as Brazil, Eastern European countries, Asian countries such as India, China, Korea and several others Southeast Asian countries.
The report indicates that seed sales increases are occurring as growers realize the need to use technologically advanced seeds, rather than crop-saved seed. Specialized traits seed such as drought tolerant seed apparently are seen as worth the investment by more farmers. Biotech seeds are gaining acceptance when growers are allowed to see the result of using the new technology seed.
"The Asia-Pacific seed market is the largest market [by region] in the world for seeds. The seed market in this part of the world is majorly unorganized with more than 1,500 seed producers including small and large firms both public and private who compete with each other for a relatively small share of the market," the report explains.
Indications would be that unless these small seed producers make alliances with major global seed companies, they cannot provide the most advanced technology seed. China and India lead the way in seed sales increased volume, and Japan had a decline because of "several events including natural disasters."
The announcement of the report from MarketResearch.com in Rockville, Md., does not provide exact percentages and dollar figures for any region of the country as the company is offering to sell the full report at a price of $1,100. MarketResearch.com gathers market intelligence reports from worldwide research publishers and then offers them online.
North America
The U.S. is the largest single nation market for seeds in the world, which should be no surprise to anyone in agriculture. "The contribution of the market has predominantly increased over the years due to an increased production of field crops such as corns, canola and several others," the report notes. And the projections are that the seed market in the North American region will continue to grow.
In 2011, after two years of continuous decline, the market showcased a positive growth for a record sales value with stabilization in seed prices. In 2011, the sales of seeds in France lead the way for total sales in the European seed market. Germany was the second largest market for seeds in Europe followed in order by Italy, Spain and Turkey. Of note, the report says, the seed market in Europe is primarily held by Dupont-Pioneer.
Latin America
Brazil is the largest seed market individual country in the Latin American region and had an increase in 2011. But the seed market in Argentina was lower in 2011 than 2010. Four major companies held a majority of the seed sale, but "a handsome share was contributed by the other small domestic players."
It should be noted that the report was written looking at the market segments of "grain seeds, vegetable seeds, oil seeds, horticulture seeds and fruit seeds." The synopsis of the report did not provide information on the competitive landscape and profiles of the competitors, which are in the report. Although the report title refers to an outlook leading up to 2016 and the emergence of more genetically modified seed acceptance, MarketResearch.com is not providing any free details related to the future from the report's insight.


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'Lindy Ruff, coach of the third-seeded Sabres, didn't have to look far for reasons his team failed to advance in its first playoff trip in three years. His power play was frustrated again on three tries Monday to go 0-for-19 in the series. Thomas Vanek had a point in all three games he played, including Monday's brave comeback, but missed three games when chopped down with an ankle injury in Game 2. Tim Connolly was nowhere to be seen on the scoreboard and combined with fellow offensive centre Derek Roy for three points in the series.'
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Hi! I have a 1 year old daughter. In utero we discovered that she had an enlarged left kidney and ureter- most likely a duplicate kidney with duplicate ureter. At one week old we had a VCUG-it showed 2-3 grade reflux. She started amoxicillin. We stopped taking it at 10 months. At 12 months we did another VCUG and ultrasound. Vcug showed no reflux at this time. But the ultrasound showed markedly dilated ureter with an upper pole pooling –possible obstruction. To add to the findings she has always had leakage of the urine and a new symptom after we had stopped antibiotics-greenish discharge (intermittent in appearance and quantity. Was tested it twice-came back as normal vaginal flora). We were told that she has a duplicated system -with a duplicated ureter going somewhere outside the bladder - they don't know where. (In the first VCUG she didn't reflux in that ureter) We were told we don't need any further testing and need to have an open surgery done-remove top part of her kidney (the twin) and partially ureter(a half way down). If we don't plan to have it done right away we need to be put back on antibiotics. She never had an infection/UTI.
So, we are against the of use of antibiotics. But would like to wait a little longer for the surgery. Is the surgery a must in her situation? I know it is a standard approach. What is the increased chance of the UTIs? Is there any risk to her kidneys if she doesn't have any UTIs? How complicated is this surgery and what is the outcome? How do they know that the portion of the kidney they going to remove is small and how is it going to affect the rest of her kidney? It looks like they wouldn't know a lot of details until they get inside. It is very worrisome to me. We want to use very conservative approach and do minimally invasive procedures. Do we have to remove the part of the kidney? The urologist thinks that it is nonfunctional. But how can he know exactly? And the most important question can there be any mistake in findings and is there any alternatives to surgery? Thank you for your time.
PS If I have to do surgery I am considering taking her to Boston or Cincinnati children's hospital because of their robotics. Is one of them better than the other?
It sounds like she has an ectopic ureter, which can drain into the urethra or vagina. In most cases we perform a kidney scan to determine how well the obstructed upper half of the kidney is functioning. The ultrasound study, which I assume she had, provides guidance on how much of the functioning kidney is present, but a scan is more definitive. Surgery is almost always necessary. Without surgery, most girls have either urinary infection, continuous urinary leakage, or both.
If you feel uncomfortable having it performed at this age, it is usually safe to wait. However, if she is having infections or has significant function in the upper half of the kidney, then it is preferable to perform the surgery earlier. Nevertheless, even if the upper half is not functioning, at 1 year of age, surgical correction is generally quite safe. The options include:
1) Upper pole nephrectomy, in which the non-functioning half of the kidney is removed. This has a success rate of 95%, with approximately 2% having a small fluid collection at the upper border of the kidney (does not cause problems, generally), and 3% risk of injury to the healthy lower half of the kidney.
2) Upper to lower ureteroureterostomy, in which the obstructed upper ureter is drained into the normal lower ureter. This procedure can be performed up near the kidney, or down low near the bladder.
With regard to open vs. minimally invasive surgery, both approaches are quite successful. My personal opinion is that laparoscopic surgery with or without the da Vinci robot is preferable to a flank incision. Those of us who are committed to performing minimally invasive surgery in children with urological anoamlies think that it is far preferable over performing the operation through a large incision in the flank. The need for pain medication is a little less and the hospital stay slightly shorter with laparoscopy.
There are two approaches with laparoscopy--standard laparoscopy and da Vinci surgery using the robot. Neither has been shown to be superior, although suturing is much easier with the da Vinci robot than with standard laparoscopy, if reconstructive surgery is planned (e.g., upper to lower ureteroureterostomy).
I am uncertain where you live. There are several excellent pediatric urological centers that perform da Vinci surgery, including Boston and Cincinnati. Also, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Chicago, and our own center at Henry Ford Hospital/Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit are highly experienced, regularly perform da Vinci surgery on children, and lecture at national courses on techniques we have developed.
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So I don't know how you guys spend your rocking Sunday nights, but over here we like to comb through the more obscure points of the Official Rules of Major League Baseball. Reading through the uniform rules, this one caught my eye:
1.11 (e) No part of the uniform shall include a pattern that imitates or suggests the shape of a baseball.
That's it, that's the rule, it has its own separate point and everything. I like to play very close attention to baseball uniforms, and I was utterly unaware of this. Did you guys know about this? I have a couple of questions on this. First of all, why? Do they think people will get confused by a baseball printed or embroidered on a uniform? And secondly, don't the Reds have Mr. Red flitting about their sleeves these days? The rule specifically says no part of the uniform, thus including sleeves, and Mr. Red's head pretty much unquestionably suggests a baseball.


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It's looking more and more likely that more than half of the country will go into 2014 dry and ready for a wet spring.
In the latest Drought Monitor, conditions worsened slightly over many areas battle the drought, especially in the West. However, the spread of drought pales in comparison to last year, when more than 61 percent of the Continental United States was in moderate or worse drought.
With no drought relief on the horizon and an unusually dry start to the rainy season, some lawmakers in California are Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a drought emergency in anticipation of another year of drought. Read more from the San Francisco (Calif.) Gate here.
Winter storm systems did bring incremental relief to some areas, especially in Texas, Arkansas and Wyoming. Read the full Drought Monitor here. Much of the areas desperately needing drought relief were bypassed in the last storm system.
As the Weather Channel shows here, much of the country was plunged into a deep Arctic blast last week with some areas finally seeing above-freezing temperatures.
Steve Johnson, private meteorologist, explained to The Fresno (Calif.) Bee, the frigid temperatures may be an indication of what to expect with a 2014 drought, especially in California.
"This is also a potential disaster," Johnson said. "The correlation between drought years and extreme cold events is very high."


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Why would anyone want to buy an old school?
Just ask Rod Blake, president and CEO of Bloomfield Hills-based Winnsboro Forest Companies, LLC., who is contracted to market about 20 Pontiac school district properties -- 14 of them closed schools and others cleared prime development parcels.
Blake, a Realtor and former member of the Pontiac Downtown Development Authority, proposes to potential buyers, that they could develop "senior housing, a health or residential facility, offices, or a combination; or another educational facility," in one of the former schools.
"The possibilities are endless," said Blake, a recently returned Pontiac native, who normally focuses on developments and shopping malls, but took on the challenge of using his expertise to market the school property on a commission-only basis.
"Every school I attended in Pontiac is now for sale -- McCarroll, Washington, Lincoln and Pontiac Central," Blake said.
"That is sort of bittersweet. And it is great to be even part of the possibility of adapting those properties for some kind of reuse.
"These are all solid structures that aren't going anywhere. They've weathered many storms and are preserved well," said Blake, who knows the city well after working for the Pontiac Department of Public Works involved in land acquisition for such things as road improvements as well as the selling of surplus property.�
Blake left the city to work for Taubman Co. to develop sites for shopping malls around the U.S. and then went on to a similar position in Chicago for a decade.
He returned to Michigan to help develop a motion picture studio. And four years ago, Blake started his own company. He is in the same building where Taubman is located and is a client.
Price tags on school property
To people who come along and say they could construct a building instead of renovating one of the existing schools, Blake said, "You can't replicate a building with character like Webster or a Washington without spending millions of dollars. They offer an exciting structure," Blake said.
The average price tag is about $400,000 to $500,000 -- much less than a developer would pay to construct such a building.
The price for the buildings, most of them constructed in the early 1900s, range anywhere from $150,000 for a building such as the former McCarroll Elementary to $5 million for Pontiac Central High School.�
The purchase price for the newest building, Pontiac Central, which happens to be Blake's alma mater, is much higher because of its size and location on M-59, a major thoroughfare.
Washington Middle School, much revered by residents in the neighborhood surrounding it on the western edge of the city near Telegraph Road and M-59, is up for sale at about $850,000.
"It is a combination of acreage, building and structure," Blake said. "We've had contractors look at just the magnitude to duplicate. It would take millions to replicate Washington or Webster (on Huron east of North Genesee), because of the intricacies of a 100-year old building.
"They are like fortresses. They would be last buildings standing in a storm or if a bomb dropped," Blake said.�
But not all sites for development include the historical schools.
One of the prime parcels for sale is a vacant 11.5 acres located on Orchard Lake near Old Telegraph, in Bloomfield Township, between Detroit Edison and a strip of several fast-food restaurants.
"There is a lot of excellent frontage on Orchard Lake," Blake said.
"In theory, you could do eight small fast food strips there," Blake said, with enthusiasm.
"We priced it to assume we get the highest use of a couple of fast-food restaurants and maybe a chain restaurant, such as Friday's type or Applebee's-type family restaurant with acres for parking."
Each 1.5-acre that Blake said would be perfect for a fast-food restaurant, is about $500,000.
Some potential buyers have looked at the total parcel with the idea of using the frontage portion for restaurants and the back of it for multifamily.
"You could combine those two very nicely, with multifamily or senior. The potential is endless," Blake said.
Another vacant property that has had the interest of national developers is one in one of the city's newest subdivision, Stonegate on State Street near Telegraph� Road on the city's west side.
It is the site of the former Fairlawn Center, a mental health center for children, which was demolished recently.
Priced at about $1.3 million, it has been discussed as a site for multifamily development or veteran's housing, for which there are federal dollars available.
Pontiac schools need the money
For Pontiac school officials, who are dealing with a $26 million deficit and dwindling enrollment and state aid, the sale of the buildings could help solve some financial problems.
"Obviously it is extremely important to us," Pontiac school Superintendent Brian Dougherty said about Blake's efforts to sell the properties.
"Getting them back on the tax rolls means a lot to us. Obviously, we need the money," said Dougherty, who said he and the Pontiac Board of Education would like to sell as many as possible "as soon as we can."
"From a security and community standpoint, we don't want to have a vacant building open to being broken into and have a fire and security issue, as well. The buildings are in pretty good shape. They can be utilized," Dougherty said.
Blake added, "We are open for business, and we are encouraging all takers and all ideas if anyone has something creative to bring to the table.
"Everything is negotiable. We just want to put them in the hands of people who want to maximize their utility and really take care of them.
"Right now, we have a handful of letters of intent and serious conversations, but they have not gone to purchase agreement or final sales. But there are very interested perspective buyers on vacant properties," Blake said.
There are faith-based groups and nonprofit groups that want to use the gyms and fields or even buildings for recreational purposes, but Blake is trying to get as much exposure as possible for the sale of the buildings to get them on the tax rolls to bring in more tax dollars for schools and the city.
"We would love to get them on the tax rolls and get them active and vibrant and secure," Blake said.
To learn more about purchasing and developing one of the Pontiac school district properties, email Rod Blake, Winnsboro Forest Companies, at� email@example.com, or call 248-566-4440. The list of properties also is featured on Comcast's Pontiac education channel 20.
To see photos, description and prices of all the properties, visit www.pontiac.k12.mi.us/ for the Pontiac school district's website. Go to Quick Links on the left, scroll down to the bottom and click on the "For Sale" sign icon.
Contact Diana Dillaber Murray at 248-745-4638 or email diana.dillaber@oakpress, or Twitter @DDillybar.


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I've been trying to work a lot on pitch/push putt with a little bit of spin whenever I'm in the circle. I've been doing this for most of this season so far, with mixed results. When it's on it's very good, and very forgiving if I hit right of center (lefty putt). With not a lot of spits, it's tempting to keep doing this.
However, it requires a lot of consistency with my form that has been hard to develop. I tried spin putting today briefly and it was working very well. Few misses, very few spits. i had the confidence to fire it right at the basket and not worry about blowing by. It seems like a lot of high level pros have eschewed the spin putt though- I know Feldberg in particular is pretty outspoken about it. Is it really all that bad? I'm tempted to keep working on it just because E-Mac hits some absolutely unbelievable putts from 60+.


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Sound Scope Space demo from strange agency on Vimeo.
I've been consistently using music applications on my iPhone. Recording the iPhone's output through the headphone jack directly into Ableton is remarkably pleasing for some reason. I've been enjoying Curtis (App Store link) from The Strange Agency (based out of Los Angeles). They recently posted a preview video of their next toy "Sound Scope Space".
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In 1992, governments at the Rio Earth Summit made a historic commitment to sustainable development—an economic system that promotes the health of both people and ecosystems. Twenty years and several summits later, human civilization has never been closer to ecological collapse, one third of humanity lives in poverty, and another 2 billion people are projected to join the human race over the next 40 years. How will we move toward sustainable prosperity equitably shared among all even as our population grows, our cities strain to accommodate more and more people, and our ecological systems decline?
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Wimbledon RFC's coach James Ogilvy-Bull was left cursing the changing league schedule after a shock 27-13 defeat to Hove effectively ended any hope of promotion.
After the original match was postponed due to the weather, the Dons were forced to field a weakened side at the London Division One minnows, with 12 of the starting XV from the previous week unavailable.
Bull said: "Unfortunately during the incredibly busy league season, when the boys see a weekend off on the schedule they take the chance to make plans, especially when England happen to be playing Ireland at Twickenham.
"Those who came in did a great job, but we didn't have enough in that game."
The result leaves Wimbledon 20 points off second place, and Bull does not hold out much hope for the rest of this season.
He said: "We've put any thoughts of catching up out of our minds, we're now aiming to finish fourth as that's on par with last season."
The team has showed plenty of promise this year, with impressive away victories over the top two teams Gravesend and Chichester, and Bull is optimistic about their chances next season.
"Our form definitely bodes well for next season," he said.
"We have been fairly consistent since November, winning seven of our last 10 games. If we can keep the squad together and avoid injuries, we'll be hoping to be challenging at the top."


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The Tommy Bahama Boys
From Cuba, May/June 2007
Tommy Bahama's three creators rhapsodize about making their fantasy a successful reality
In the late 1980s, apparel executives Bob Emfield and Tony Margolis wished for weekends that never ended and days filled with teak-decked boats, lapping waves, rum-spiked drinks and chaise lounges angled just right to catch the last rays of a Gulf Coast sunset. SPF 8, please. They dreamt of a lifestyle where Hawaiian shirts, deck shoes and a pair of silk-blend shorts served as appropriate attire for any event this side of black-tie. What they wished for, really, was to be Tommy. Somewhere in all their fantasizing, a collective alter ego was born, a fellow who, unlike them, didnÕt have to go to work on Monday or when a vacation ended.
Someone who had a little money put away (there were vague rumors of a trust fund and some highly paid, intermittent consulting contracts) and who could indulge in a Florida Keys kind of lifestyle with the equally well-dressed girl of his dreams. A man who always looked stylish but never slick, who looked as if he could close a multimillion-dollar deal with panacheÉusing a Blackberry. From the deck of his boat.
Tommy had everything that Margolis and Emfield, or anyone else, could possibly want, including a casual wardrobe to die for. He had everything, it seemed, but a last name.
Tommy. Tommy. Tommy...Bahama.
What Would Tommy Want?
For most of us, fantasies are just that: fantasies. Whether it's having a Ferrari in the driveway, a perfectly balanced stock portfolio that doubles in value overnight or taking Tiger on the 18th hole, our fantasies rarely intersect with our careers unless they have to do with profits, paychecks or golden parachutes.
Emfield and Margolis, who had met years earlier in management positions at Britannia Ltd. (later a division of Levi Strauss & Co.), decided to make their fantasy a reality in 1992. They recruited another good friend, Union Bay apparel designer Lucio Dalla Gasperina, and the three men then parlayed $2 million in start-up funding toward introducing their friend Tommy Bahama to consumers.
One of the more interesting challenges the men faced was where to base their new company. At the time, Margolis, now 64, lived in New York City. Emfield, now 65, lived in Minnesota and Dalla Gasperina, now 50, lived in Seattle, Washington.
Interestingly enough, the three men still live in New York, Minnesota and Seattle—at least part-time. Margolis has another home in Connecticut, and both he and Emfield have purchased homes near Naples, Florida—a sure way to beat the wintertime blues of their two frigid home states—and Dalla Gasperina has a small vineyard in Napa.
Still, if it seems a little odd that the three founding partners of a business that's now worth an estimated $460 million live in three different states, the trio insists that it was a Tommy-worthy business decision; after all, if the company was really selling a lifestyle, and the founders all had families happily ensconced in their respective cities, they'd simply divvy up the company's functions based on the expertise of each founder.
Dalla Gasperina oversees production and design from the 79,000-square-foot office space in Seattle that houses 250 of the company's employees. Emfield handles the company's sales and marketing from Minnesota, and Margolis, the company president and CEO, manages the company's finances, partnerships and licensing from New York.
Having the three principals of a major company spread across six different locales, not to mention being acquired by a company based in Atlanta, has to cause confusion and chaos, right? "No, not at all," says Margolis. "When we need to be together for meetings or planning sessions, we're there. We're probably all together in one room or on one trip together a dozen or more times of the year. The rest of the time we're in constant contact."
They also, occasionally, finish each other's sentences. When asked if, with business partners, absence makes the heart grow fonder, the men laugh. "Well, I wouldn't exactly go that far," says Margolis, "but we're friends. We've been friends, great friends, for the duration of our company. Longer than that. I think there's something to be said about trust, and when you're not all in the same building together, day in and day out, you'd better trust each other. You'd better like each other. And, when we do spend time together, it's great fun."
That the three men have maintained not only a cohesive working relationship but a strong friendship in the course of building a company is a testament to their business savvy and work ethic. But, Emfield admits, it's also due to a stubborn insistence on doing things their way—Tommy's way—even when, during those first few crucial years, department store buyers told them that, not unlike Jimmy Stewart's 6-foot rabbit in Harvey, they just couldn't see Tommy.
"We don't put a pony or an alligator or any other embroidered symbol on our clothing," explains Emfield, referring to the logos used by Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and others for easy recognition and status appeal. "At that time, anything without a brand name or designer's logo in a prominent position on a piece of apparel was suspect."
"We spent our first two years in business going out of business," Dalla Gasperina admits with a smile. Tommy's creators were, perhaps, a few years ahead of their time. The concept of "casual Fridays" hadn't caught on yet with corporate America, and the dot-com crowd at the time was interested in nothing more stylish than T-shirts featuring the name of a grunge rock band or the logo of the local ISP.
After a couple of bleak years, some corporate restructuring and the infusion of additional capital, the three founders found their niche: what wasn't cookie-cutter enough for the major department stores was perfect for upscale men's boutiques, especially those in tropical climates.
The clothing line—featuring loose, flowing lines, natural fabrics like cotton, silk and linen, and a color scheme straight out of Margaritaville—was a hit with consumers looking for attire that said "casual chic" and hinted at tan lines acquired on Caribbean shores.
By the mid-'90s, Tommy had clout.
From Camp Shirts to Crab Cakes
If the three men earned a reputation for staying true to a very specific market niche—affluent, male, age 35-55—that's due in part, they've explained, to constantly asking themselves a question that sounds like the punch line to an inside joke, but which nevertheless has become practically a mantra for any serious business decision that the company makes involving product or style: What would Tommy want?
Apparently, clothes shopping makes Tommy hungry, and what Tommy wanted was a laid-back café offering fried plantains, crab cakes and maybe a Caribbean-inspired pulled pork quesadilla. A cold brew would be good, too, along with plenty of open-air seating, palm trees, rattan and an expansive wooden bar that Jimmy Buffet would be proud of.
Tiki, yes. Tacky, no.
Deciding that building brand identity and loyalty was more important than building additional clothing lines, the men launched their first retail/restaurant compound in Naples, Florida, in 1995. It was, says Margolis, "a huge gamble. Huge! Any accountant or savvy investor will tell you that the last thing you want to do if you want to make money or keep money is to open a restaurant. What shocked a lot of people was that it was also an immediate hit [and] bigger than we ever imagined it could be. In many ways it opened our eyes to additional retail opportunities that were out there for Tommy."
The executives outfitted that first retail store the way they envisioned Tommy would: with warm wood tones, rattan and bamboo fixtures, soft colors, island music, and old crates and travel trunks used for props. And suddenly, the clothes were in a setting that complemented the whole ensemble.
"I think it became easier for people to see Tommy Bahama as an attitude, a lifestyle, as opposed to just a collection of clothing," muses Margolis. "It became easier for people to drop into the experience when they were surrounded by an ambience that fit the clothing."
This seemed especially true for women shoppers who, it was discovered, had been frequenting the store and buying extra-small sizes for themselves. The lesson told by the cash register wasn't lost on the men, and a complementary—and highly successful—Tommy Bahama women's line was added.
Also highly successful was the company's target-specific print ad campaign. Following a national search for a model, the three men compared notes and agreed on a face and demeanor that personified Tommy: tanned, fit, of indeterminate age but prematurely gray. Virile and playful but a one-woman man, Tommy was also, they determined, sensitive and romantic but definitely confident in his masculinity. The model had to exude confidence and a certain élan without appearing too...wimpy?
"We wanted a consistency in our ads and our look, and [model] Andy [Lucchesi] was exactly what we had in mind," explains Margolis. "Tommy's very clear on who he is and, while his activities and locale might change—and customers can watch those changes take place in the ads—Tommy's still Tommy, and we want to stay true to that."
Actually, Margolis might just as well be referring to the changes the three founders have experienced together in the last few years. In 2003, Oxford Industries purchased Viewpoint International's Tommy Bahama Group—including the clothing lines Indigo Palms and Island Soft—for a mix of cash, stock and shareholder payouts totaling $325 million. What Oxford got in return was a company whose successful licensing agreements include Tommy Bahama-branded products as diverse as furniture, rugs, ceiling fans, fashion accessories and, most recently, rum. Want some mood music to accompany that Piña Colada? Heck, there are even CD compilations with music that, you guessed it, Tommy chose.
Oxford also wanted, and got, a successful company that would continue to be actively managed by its original founders, not by the parent company in Atlanta. "It's been a great relationship, actually," says Dalla Gasperina. "They've been an awesome partner. They respect what we do, they respect our designs, our success, and they leave us alone to do what we do best."
While the purchase has provided a certain amount of financial freedom for the founders, the daily running of the company hasn't given them extraordinary amounts of additional time off. Yet. Still, Emfield insists that they do their best to live their lives with the same attitude they try to inspire in their customers. "'Life is one long weekend' is more than just a saying, you know," says Emfield. "We really do believe it and, within reason, try to live it."
For Emfield, that means spending a little more time in Naples with his golf clubs—his cell phone actually features a taped message from his wife saying that Bob can't be bothered right now; he's too busy putting—and Margolis professes to having taken up tennis in a serious way since his wife declared that golf made him too, um, grumpy. "I'm a perfectionist," shrugs Margolis, "and I just couldn't stand the pace of the game and the fact that not every ball was going to go exactly where I wanted it to."
For the Italian-born Dalla Gasperina, relaxation includes spending time in Napa and planning a future that includes growing more grapes and, perhaps, olives. "My wife and I bought the land a few years ago and it's beautiful country, beautiful land. I can relax there, definitely."
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Indianapolis -- Lids Sports Group and the National Football League announced Thursday that Lids will manage multiple retail locations in New Orleans, in addition to operating the principal NFL Shop at Super Bowl Presented by Visa.
The temporary stores are located within the French Quarter, Riverwalk, and local NFL host hotels as a means to offer Super Bowl spectators alternate sites to purchase official fan gear prior to the NFL season's championship game.
Each temporary store will incorporate many of the interactive elements found at the 30,000-sq.-ft. retail component of the NFL Experience Driven by GMC, to include a Tervis Tumbler tailgate toss area and Fathead photo booth with a coinciding daily Twitter photo contest.
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Every June 5 since 1972 has been designated by the United Nations as World Environment Day. The annual event is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental change.
This year's theme for WED is Forests: Nature at Your Service. As an organization that depends on wood as a natural resource, Vermont Woods Studios Furniture places forest conservation at the heart of our mission so we are pleased to support and celebrate this day.
Sometimes when I talk about forest conservation, I can see peoples' eyes glazing over, but when I revisit Forest Facts like these offered up on the WED website I remember the primary reason why we started Vermont Woods Studios in the first place:
- Forests cover 1/3 of the earth's land mass, performing vital functions and services around the world which make our planet alive with possibilities
- 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods
- Forests play a key role in our battle against climate change, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere while storing carbon dioxide
- Forests feed our rivers and are essential to supplying the water for nearly 50% of our largest cities
- Forests create and maintain soil fertility; they help to regulate the often devastating impact of storms, floods and fires
- Forests are the most biologically diverse ecosystems on land, and are home to more than half of the terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects
- Forests also provide shelter, jobs, security and cultural relevance for forest-dependent populations
- Forests are the green lungs of the earth, vital to the survival of people everywhere — all seven billion of us.
Today we honor many of our friends and colleagues at the organizations worldwide that work to protect the forests and the people and animals who call them home, including ForestEthics, World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy and Ecological Internet. I'm heading our for a walk in the woods this afternoon. I hope you'll have a chance to do the same very soon because when you do, I think maybe you'll feel the same way I do about Forest Conservation.
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I am new to wordpress. I want to build a simple website with 4 links i.e Home . About . Products . Contact. All I know is that it can be done by adding pages from admin. But I want the website to be more like a normal website than a blog. I dont want the blog link with the website. Trying to build it more like a corporate website than a blog.
Any tutorial from basics..
Kindly help me.....
Thanks in Advance.
Use a template(or custom build) that looks like a site. Checkout templatemonster.com etc.
There are lots of sites that are used to create wordpress theme. you can take help from paid sites also. This is the which is used to create the wordpress template according to you choice.www.yvoschaap.com/wpthemegen/
Wordpress is mainly for blogs. If you are looking for making a regular updating blog, then you should go for wordpress. if you are looking for making a static website then you can choose online available HTML templates and get your site started.
May be you are using WordPress.com, that won't give you much options to play around. Download the php files from WordPress.org
There are a lot of options here and you really can create very nice websites with Wordpress.You can use a framework like Genesis or Thesis...for both you need to payYou can download a theme from http://themeforest.net/ or from http://www.woothemes.com (which also offers some great free themes and also support for them which I really like and you can create wonderful websites).Beside these options there much more examples of websites offering free themes so you just need to make a search on google.
If you are in the Wordpress admin. Go to Settings>Reading>Front Page>A Static Page. Set this to a page you have created as your home page. This will remove the blog from being the default page and allow you to use pages rather than posts.
I use Wordpress all the time to create websites that don't use the blog function at all. There is no need to include a blog if you don't need it.
From a basic install of Wordpress you can install a theme. If you are working on a corporate website I am assuming there is money to use or some sort of budget. If you are looking for a way to make it easy for yourself on a limited budget I would buy a premium template from somewhere like Themeforest. It only costs $50 max and will save you a lot of time because you gain a lot of extras and the author should have done all the troubleshooting for you. The other advantage is that they will update their themes (this is important for the future as Wordpress updates and other components do too). Look at their most popular themes as they will offer the best set of extras and are usually well supported.
I think that it is worth the investment in these themes, it represents good value and the amount of troubleshooting you can spend while you sort out good tools from the bad can easily stack up.
if you want to create another type of site, you must think Joomla or another CMS
I recently wrote a blog post about how to skin WordPress for use as a CMS with a really simple static site.You can find it here: http://hibbard.eu/making-a-very-simple-wordpress-theme-for-a-static-site/
This isn't any kind of definitive guide, rather was intended primarily as a reference for myself.Hope this helps. Would be nice if you let me know if you find it useful.
WP has the option of setting a static front page instead of the blog feed. having a page blog feed is technically necessary but the page does not have to be used at all or included in the navigation. i use WP mainly as a CMS not a blogging engine, tho i have done both.you dont need to buy a theme. you really dont even need to download a free one if oyu dont want. you can use the default twenty eleven or twenty ten themes and modify them as much or as little as you want. I prefer using twenty ten myself.<snip/>
You will want to use Pages feature of Wordpress, as against Post feature that may not serve your purpose.
its so easybuy a host search for a free themesupload wordpress script to your host and install itupload a themesmake a changes on it as you like
you can create site in word press every easy ,to go to word press.com address to lo gin ,after to click on page button to define your web site details...u have to available more futures in word press site...
Various web sites are built using Wordpress. You can create a corporate website with the help of Wordpress. Wordpress has various options and features which will assist you in creating professional corporate websites without the use of blog features. You can upload Genesis or Thesis framework for the layout. As per your requirement Wordpress is a straightforward content management system which provides a cost effective solution to create a an attractive website. Please follow the below link which will assist you in creating a custom website. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/11/09/how-to-build-a-website-using-wordpress-com/
I've used Joomla and WP, and I must say, WP is far easier to use. As for using WP as a static web site, well that's easy too. Any free or paid template will do. First go to settings/Reading and select your static home page. Then it's just a case of disabling Comments as you create each page - there's a check box under 'Discussions' underneath your page content.
I tend to use a plugin called "Disable Comments". With a few clicks you can disable all comments and remove the comments from the admin area. Saves needing to remember to do this on an entry-by-entry basis.
you can also try it first at wordpress.org
you get a wordpress install with a theme you can switch. great for trying somethings out ..
Its easy, What you need:
A web hosting service that supports MySQL databases and PHPDownload the WordPress source codeA WordPress theme like this one: FreshIdeally, PHP and MySQL installed on your local machine for faster testingIf you have your own custom design/stylesheet, try to prepare the HTML in the following wayHave a big "wrapper" div that encloses the entire pageHave a "header" div that includes the main navigationThe main navigation should be structured in a way so that the menu items are <li> tagsHave separate "footer" div that contains the copyright notice, credits, etcKeep all the page content (article and sidebar, if any) enclosed within one "page" divIf your "page" div contains a main section and a sidebar, make sure the sidebar markup comes after the page content.
i disagree. Wordpress is just as perfect for static, simple websites as it is for large dynamic websites. If you don't want to use the blog features, don't use them! Ignore the Posts/Categories and only create the Pages you want to use. Easy breezy.


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Lyptus Hardwood is beautiful and comparable to mahogany and cherry in appearance with a fine grain, dramatic figure, and rich color. It is produced from South American Eucalyptus trees. Lyptus is certified as a fully renewable resource, totally obtained from forest plantations; this ensures that the hardwood is fully sustainable and grown in an environmentally responsible manner.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is known as the birthplace of Texas for good reason – on this ground in 1836, 59 men signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, wrote the first constitution for the Republic of Texas, and organized Texas' first workable government. On April 2 and 16, this historic site will host a play that re-enacts the events that took place at the Convention of 1836, arguably the turning point in the Texas Revolution.
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I think tables are pretty easy to use. But they are not fluid like divs are. Is there a way to make divs set up so they act like tables. Example. Have three div boxes across the page. Even in size. What is the easiest way to accomplish this? Cross browser compatible too?
Tables are usually not appropriate for page layout, but they are (or can be) fluid, though.
Is there a way to make divs set up so they act like tables. Example. Have three div boxes across the page. Even in size.
This is quite standard. You could float three divs left and set them each to, say, width: 33%. That's very simple and very common. If you need more table-like behavior (such as the three divs being of flexible height but always the same height as each other) then you can use a combination of display: table and display: table-cell on those divs.
Instead of re-inventing the wheel, have you had a look ad different grid layouts? http://www.cssgrid.net (fluid + scales down to mobile) or http://960.gs (960px wide) are some i have used.
You just start with the demo.html and position your divs as you want your layout. For example in 960 you can have a column-grid of 12 cols or 16 cols. Within your column-grid you then just add one or more pre-definded colums so that they add up to the 12 or 16 colums of the parent container - see http://960.gs/demo.html . this way you can pretty much build any (common) layout, and afaik it even works in IE6.
Would faux columns be a better for for that situation?
Only if you need to support IE7 and earlier. For modern browsers that properly support CSS 2.1 you can get real columns the same heightusing display:table and display:table-cell without having to fake it.
Faking it? CSS is presentation. Considering presentation, perception is reality.
For what? Are you talking about for general page layout? Or for tabular data?
For page layout, I have found that now that I have stopped supporting IE 6, building pages with tableless CSS is actually easier now than when I used tables. I feel that I have more options and more precision (ie not having to chop images up into a grid etc etc)
For tabular data, nothing beats a table. Use it, and enjoy its power!
Sounds like the OP wanted flexible boxes (width-wise) which would be a problem for faux cols.
Just referring to general page layout. I used to be big into tables before I understood CSS. I prefer using CSS but was just curious about making content boxes, say three wide across a page layout. and centered in the page. Because if you float all of them left then they will be lined up next to each other but not centered correct?
You can wrap them in another div that is centered. That's no problem.
Either way you would have to specify an exact width right? So you can set the left and right margin to auto for it to be centered. I always hear though that setting div widths to an exact width are frowned upon and should always be fluid.
You could use % widths so that they are flexible, like so:
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The general consensus is that we will see the Miami HEAT versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals again this postseason. The San Antonio Spurs shouldn't be overlooked and could easily end up being the top seed in the Western Conference yet again so it is almost impossible to not consider them a contender, but there are teams that could be just one addition away from threatening the status quo. The following are the top five teams that are on the cusp of contending.
1. Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers have a deep and formidable lineup led by All-Star point guard Chris Paul and All-Star power forward Blake Griffin. Caron Butler and Chauncey Billups provide experience, toughness and scoring and DeAndre Jordan is as athletic a center as one could hope for. The reserves are led by Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jamal Crawford. Matt Barnes and Eric Bledsoe provide solid backups. This very effective and experienced lineup features just one glaring weakness. They do not have a low post presence that can be effective in a grind-it-out half court playoff series. The Clippers need another big man.
While the Clippers have been tied to the possibility of acquiring Kevin Garnett from Boston and this move would make the Clippers instant contenders, Garnett has a no-trade clause and says he isn't moving. A solution will likely have to be found elsewhere. One possibility could be the Timberwolves' Nikola Pekovic. Minnesota is rumored to be concerned about the cost of re-signing the big man this summer and Pekovic would give the Clippers that half court post presence they are missing.
2. New York Knicks
The Knicks, like the Clippers, have two All-Stars in center Tyson Chandler and forward Carmelo Anthony. After six appearances, Amar'e Stoudemire isn't an All-Star this year and is coming off the bench. They also feature a strong backcourt with Raymond Felton and Jason Kidd. Steve Novak and J.R. Smith are solid reserves and sophomore guard Iman Shumpert could become an important piece if he gets back to 100 percent. The gaping hole in this lineup is on the wing. The Knicks continue to overuse the 39-year-old Kidd and immediately had Shumpert start at small forward after his return from knee surgery.
There are several options that may be better long-term solutions for New York. The Knicks have been tied to the possibility of acquiring Jared Dudley from the Suns for Shumpert and parts, and although talks appear to have died down, this move would go a long way to solidifying the Knicks' rotation and eliminating the risk that Shumpert takes until next season to fully recover.
The Knicks' lineup is brittle in spots and the team cannot afford to waste a chance at making a Finals run. The very big three of Anthony, Chandler and Stoudemire give the Knicks an imposing frontcourt that barring further injuries doesn't need much help. However, this team needs to add the best quality wing player they can get their hands on to contend now.
3. Indiana Pacers
The Pacers are close. They were almost good enough to contend last year, when they nearly upset a wounded HEAT team in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. This year, the Pacers are another year older and tougher and even with Danny Granger out until after the All-Star break, the Pacers have been very good.
Forward Paul George is an All-Star for the first time. David West and Roy Hibbert provide a physical frontcourt and George Hill is having a career-year as the starting point guard. Lance Stephenson should be a reserve, but he has been effective as a starter and Ian Mahinmi and Tyler Hansbrough define tough play off the bench. The Pacers are deep, but missing their team leader has both opened up opportunities for George and Stephenson and created optimism for when Granger returns.
The real question in Indiana is whether Granger is the piece missing from the lineup or is the road to contention via another route. Where Granger is a combo-forward who is best suited to playing small forward, that is the position the team's freshly minted All-Star thrives at and this team needs a significant upgrade at guard if they are to take the next step. That's why the Pacers have been linked to several guards who may be on the move, including J.J. Redick of the Magic.
If may be too soon to get maximum value in trade for Granger as he hasn't shown anyone what he can do post injury, but Granger is the highest value asset the Pacers could deem as surplus at the moment. Acquiring quality starting guard would immediately put the Pacers in the NBA Finals conversation.
4. Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets have an $83 million payroll, but this team isn't scaring anyone who believes they have a shot at the Finals. Center Brook Lopez is an All-Star, but Deron Williams and Joe Johnson both missed out after being All-Stars last year. Gerald Wallace has been a solid defensive forward, but big man Reggie Evans only provides defense and this team often plays like they are one or even two men short at the offensive end of the floor. MarShon Brooks and C.J. Watson provide solid backups at the guard spots, Andray Blatche has been a pleasant surprise at center, but former starter Kris Humphries has been a disappointment as backup power forward. If this team is going to contend, something has to be done to upgrade the scoring potential at one of the forward positions.
The Nets have been tied to the possibility of acquiring Josh Smith from the Hawks and that move could only be considered as a home run for this organization. Another possibility is the Raptors' big man Andrea Bargnani, who could provide a solid third or fourth scoring option and is rumored to be readily available. The Nets have a lot of talent, but something is decidedly missing in Brooklyn and Smith or Bargnani are players that could fill the hole and bring this high-priced roster into the contender conversation.
5. Boston Celtics
When Rajon Rondo was lost for the season, the Celtics' postseason hopes were supposed to be crushed. Look again and the Celtics are 8-1 without Rondo. This veteran-laden team should be looking for one more big postseason run rather than blowing things up.
Kevin Garnett is an All-Star again and not because of name recognition, he is still that good. Paul Pierce continues to lead the Celtics in scoring and has elevated his level of play since Rondo went down. The trio of Avery Bradley, Jason Terry and Courtney Lee give the Celtics a solid defensive backcourt that can move the ball and create on offense. Jeff Green has been improving all season and is an effective backup forward. Jason Collins can soak up a few minutes defensively at center, but Brandon Bass has been having an off year as the starting power forward and if the Celtics are going to contend, something has to give.
The Celtics have been on the wrong end of all the rumors as the vultures started circling immediately after Rondo was injured. It has been widely assumed or even hoped that Boston's veterans would be moved to bolster other teams' Finals aspirations. After the injuries to Rondo, Leandro Barbosa and Jared Sullinger, Boston's trade assets are rather thin, but with the team's recent success and less than 30 games to season's end, the Celtics are looking more like contenders than a lottery team. If the Celtics could flip the injured Rondo to a team out of the playoffs for a power forward or a center of comparable or even slightly lesser talent, Boston could contend for the Finals this season. The Celtics were linked to Dwight Howard, but that rumor was shot down by Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak. They have also expressed interest in Josh Smith, according to reports. Moving Rondo for a talented big may be Boston's best move.
The Bulls might be just one player away from contending, but that player is Derrick Rose and there are no moves that the Bulls can make to replace the talent a healthy Rose provides. The best of the rest are either working with lineups constricted by luxury tax concerns like the Grizzlies or are under developmed like the Warriors. No one gives the Nuggets a shot at contention, but head coach George Karl believes once Wilson Chandler gets back to full health his team will take the next step. The Nuggets could be a scary team in the first round this season.


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Monday, June 16, 2014 to Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Starts: 9:00am / Ends: 11:30am
Camp Cost: $120.00
The UNA baseball camps have grown significantly in the past 18 years. These camps provide a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the game with an excellent coach-to-camper ratio.
This session will provide the development of the basic fundamentals of the game in a fun atmosphere. We include activities that are organized according to age and ability levels and designed in a confident, success-developing sequence.
Sessions I & II Pitching /Catching Camp will emphasize on proper throwing, pitching, catching mechanics and drill stations to develop these skills.
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So many challenges. At times, it can even seem like every meal is yet another to survive without cheating. Family members who are not trying to lose weight leave leftovers in the fridge and the cookies and candies and other goodies that are so much a part of the modern diet are always just a cupboard away, calling your name. Let's not even mention the unhealthy sweets and treats that coworkers will bring in to work and leave lying tantalizingly around.
But you've got your New Year's resolution, however you've framed it this year—no carbs, less fats, better exercise, more fresh fruits and vegetables—and you're already warming up to it.
So perhaps you're steeled against those scattered temptations. Maybe you've armed yourself with little reminders of your motivations for eating better, losing weight and getting healthy. Maybe you're making it easier by exiling the junk you used to eat and getting the house stocked with the good foods you should be enjoying.
But no matter what else you do, you're still going to have food cravings that hit you out of nowhere. It's like having a guerrilla enemy trying to undermine your best dietary intentions. These recurrent, unwanted urges can derail your weight-loss efforts and erode your confidence. But you don't have to let them.
Understanding the enemy
Food cravings result from various physical, psychological and environmental factors that affect the way your body and brain function. The causes fall roughly into four general categories: time of day, places, activities and feelings.
Most people feel hungry around "dinner time," whenever that is for them. Going to your mother's house, or even past the local donut shop, can stimulate a desire to eat. Watching television is an activity that's notorious for raising the impulse to eat.
Emotions can be the most compelling stimulus of all. Many times, uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety or resentment cause people to reach for food. But good feelings can trigger an eating spree, too. Many people overeat when they feel like celebrating, when they are having fun with friends, or when they just find themselves in an unusually good mood. Good food is an enhancement to most enjoyable experiences.
We really can't overemphasize the significance food cravings have for people with entrenched weight issues. They are a big part of the problem. As a result, we put some considerable effort into helping people identify and understand their individual triggers, and ultimately break the associations that cause them.
But even if you don't have a structured approach for breaking the root of the craving problem, there are things you can do to effectively respond when a craving arises. Here a defensive arsenal.
There's a saying: "If you don't like how you're feeling, change what you're doing." You can apply it to almost any feeling, but it's especially helpful for dealing with the urge to eat. A simple shift in your current activity is often all it takes to derail a craving, instead of letting the craving derail you. So when you feel a craving about to overwhelm you, do something else. Think about your dream vacation. Get out of the house and go for a walk, phone a friend, anything to take your attention away from the urge to eat. If you've armed yourself with a list or note cards itemizing your motivations for losing weight, by all means, take a moment and read those, preferably out loud.
Typically, you only have to distract yourself for a brief period, as food cravings typically pass within minutes or even seconds. But if cravings bombard you all day long, confronting the enemy may be a better strategy.
Think about your dream vacation. Get out of the house and go for a walk, phone a friend, anything to take your attention away from the urge to eat. If you've armed yourself with a list or note cards itemizing your motivations for losing weight, by all means, take a moment and read those, preferably out loud.
The confrontation approach pits you against your urges as though they truly were your foe. If you are struck by a craving for ice cream, you can pretend the craving is another person trying to convince you to eat the ice cream. You can argue with this person and assert that you will not succumb, and state your reasons why not.
Another approach is to visualize the food itself, cartoonishly animated and beckoning you with promises of fulfillment. But you are a thinking, reasonable being. You will not be led astray by a mere carton of ice cream. You recognize the craving and take charge. You can tell it, "You are but a passing urge. You are not the boss of me. I am in control of my own life and my weight." End of discussion.
One advantage of confrontation is that it can be very empowering as you get better and better at it with use. And it has the practical advantage of being a tool you can use even when you can't otherwise change what you're doing. If you're sitting in a meeting and someone puts a plate of refreshments down right in front of you, you probably can't move to another chair or go out for a quick walk. But right there in your seat, you can acknowledge and reject the temptation. Remember who"s in charge; you can make those cookies crumble.
Stress tools
While stress tools roughly fall into the category of distractions, they are more focused and can be more effective and we teach patients several that they can draw from depending on their circumstances. But almost everyone knows of a couple such tools. Basic stress-management techniques like mental visualization exercises, a short walk, or even a neck massage all create particular biochemical modifications in your body that are specifically useful in diffusing the urge to eat, not to mention that they also generally give your body and psyche a breather from any other accruing stressors. Depending on the craving at hand, these can be like bringing out the big guns.
Here we go again. But the fact of the matter is that exercise has been shown in study after study to be an effective and efficient response for managing food cravings and controlling weight in general. And it's not just that it's a mental distraction, though that is part of its value in the immediate battle with the beckoning brownies.
Exercise affects your muscle cells in two important ways, by developing more mitochondria in those cells so that you have an improved ability to burn fat, and by developing more insulin receptors on the surface of cells. That improves your body's ability to move sugar from the blood into your muscle cells and stabilize blood sugar, which in turn helps to—ready?—control cravings!
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Wendell E. Brown passed away peacefully on April 1st in Cupertino, California, joining his loving wife, Ruth. He will be greatly missed by his four sons and daughters-in-law, Geoff (Sally Jo), Randy (Jeanette), Gordon (Janet), Roger (Keri), his thirteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and others who were very special to him and he to them.
Wendell was born in Conway, Massachusetts on the family farm. His family moved to Amherst when he was four and there spent the rest of his childhood. After completing high school, Wendell attended Peddie Prep School in Hightstown, New Jersey and then the University of Massachusetts. He went on to medical school at Temple University in Philadelphia. Choosing to leave the eastern winters behind, Wendell interned at St. Luke's hospital in San Francisco. After completing his internship, he served as an officer in the Army Medical Corp which included a tour in Korea. In 1950, Wendell began his 36 year practice of family medicine in Mountain View, California, retiring in 1986.
As a Los Altos and then Cupertino resident for 61 years, Wendell was faithfully involved in his community. He was a member and past president of the Mountain View Kiwanis, a member of the Masons Mountain View DeAnza Lodge #194, and a member and elder of the Mountain View First Presbyterian Church. His community involvement also included serving terms on the Board of Directors for the United Way, Mountain View Savings and Loan, and on the Santa Clara Mental Health Board. He was also a member of the committee that provided leadership in the building of El Camino Hospital.
In retirement, Wendell and Ruth moved to the Forum in Cupertino. They traveled throughout North America, often in their motor home. He and Ruth together enjoyed seeing the sights and visiting with family along the way. Throughout his life, he continued with his lifelong hobby of stamp collecting and his passion for reading.
A Memorial Service was held on April 30th at the First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View.
Donations in his memory can be made to Kiwanis Children's fund, or El Camino Hospital Foundation.
Online tributes and condolences may be sent at: www.cusimanocolonial.com