January 9th, 2009
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Growing Bolder Insider Vol. 16
Happy Thanksgiving!
The GB Insider is early this week so we can spend some time with our families. We've launched the beta version of GrowingBolder.com and for now, we're only allowing Insiders inside. That's you! Click on any story below to get in. Once you've logged in and enjoyed the Insider, you can use the navigation bar at the top of the page to look around the rest of the site. If you click on the My Home tab, you'll go straight to your personal page. Don't miss this special Thanksgiving Edition of The GB Insider. You'll laugh. Andrea will cry. You'll dance. And you'll never look at a gator the same way.
Cone Man
A Study in Dedication
We all have jobs. Unfortunately, we don't all try to excel in every job we undertake. And then there is Cone Man. Cone Man is the Executive Vice President of an Internet Media Company who gives 125 percent no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential the task. He's an inspiration to behold -- part Baryshnikov, part traffic cop, part whack-job. We salute you, Cone Man.
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Planning Ahead
The World's Most Unusual Retirement Plan
Sure, you're saving for retirement. Probably stocks or mutual funds. Maybe gold. But have you considered the GHRP? The Gator Head Retirement Plan may be the world's most unusual way of saving for your golden years. It's so unusual, we know of only one person who's enrolled in it.
In fact, he started it. Bubba's the name. Catchin' gators was his game.
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"Paw"mp and Circumstance
Graduation Day
Some very special graduates just donned their mortarboards and accepted their diplomas.
Our cameras caught plenty of hugs, and lots of tears during the ceremony.
But we also found some things you might not expect at a graduation -- including leashes and dog bowls.
It's a story that will inspire you, and have you giving thanks for people and programs that make life a little easier for others.
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Check Out These Moves
Some Stars Really Shine
The Orlando Magic Silver Stars love to show off their best moves -- both on and off the NBA basketball court.
This dance group is made up of people who have passed their 50th birthdays but are still kicking up their heels.
And they show us all that as we get older, we get better.
Dim the lights and cue the music ... it's time for these Silver Stars to shine.
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GB Radio
Giving Thanks for Surviving Life's Challenges
For Dr. Claudia Thomas every day is Thanksgiving.
Over the course of her life she survived a campus rebellion, kidney disease and a devastating hurricane to become the first black female orthopedic surgeon in the U.S. Listen as she explains how her struggles against racism and sexism taught her to believe in herself and help others along the way.
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In the next Growing Bolder Insider: Now that the holidays are here, all the attenion shifts to Santa Claus.
You might think he's working overtime at the North Pole -- so how did Growing Bolder find him in sunny Central Florida?
Why Christmas is much more than a one-day celebration.
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Deep Thoughts
"Life shrinks or expands according to one's courage."
-- French writer Ana s Nin (1903-1977)
A Look Back
Nov. 19, 1969
Brazilian soccer star Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal.
He would retire in 1977 at the age of 37 and now does extensive work for children's causes through UNICEF.
Nov. 20, 1947
Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, marries Philip Mountbatten.
Nov. 20, 1952
Frank Sinatra screen-tests for a role in From Here to Eternity, a movie that will win him an Academy Award and revive his flagging career.
Nov. 21, 1877
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph
Nov. 21, 1980
The world finds out who shot J.R. on the primetime drama "
Nov. 22, 1963
President John F. Kennedy is shot as he rides in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. He was 46 years old and had served less than three years in office. Do you remember where you were?
Nov. 23, 1936
The first issue of Life magazine is published. Life is the first all-photography U.S. news magazine and will dominate the market for more than 40 years.