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THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BAY KANSAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006
NATION
Winds, rain, snow blast Northeast region of U.S.
NEW YORK — Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity Sunday from Maryland to Maine as a storm system blasted the region with winds gusting to more than 50 mph, knocking over trees and a construction crane. The storm was blamed for at least two deaths.
Gusts of 70 mph were possible Sunday in northern New York state, the National Weather Service said.
A falling tree killed a motorcyclist in Massachusetts, police said. In New Hampshire, one man was missing after falling off a cruise ship on Lake Winnipesaukee during the storm late Saturday, and one man drowned when his kayak overturned on a rain-swollen river, state officials said.
Power failures elsewhere across the region still affected more than two dozen communities Sunday across New Hampshire; 9,500 homes and businesses in Massachusetts; 1,500 customers in Rhode Island; 6,400 in Connecticut;
2,900 in Maryland; 5,000 in New Jersey; 4,700 on New York's Long Island; and 15,500 in upstate New York, state and utility officials said.
The weather observatory atop New Hampshire's 6,288-foot Mount Washington, famous for severe weather, reported sustained wind of 100 mph and a gust to 114 mph. The peak also got 11 inches of snow overnight, for an October total of 39 Inches.
The wind, rain and snow were produced by a stronger-than-normal low pressure system.
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"The average co-pay for the generics listed is just over $5. That's not enough of a difference to make most people stop using their preferred pharmacy, Hively said. For seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D plans, the average co-pay for the same medications drops to just over $3, so they would actually pay less."
Hively added that the number of generics offered by Wal-Mart is a small portion of the 1,800 generic drugs available at Walgreens stores.
Fogleman, Wal-Mart spokesperson, didn't know how many of their pharmacy customers had insurance coverage versus the number that didn't.
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Nicole Corcoran, a spokeswoman for Governor Kathleen Sebellius, said in an e-mail that the governor spoke with Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott last February in Washington D.C. at a National Governor's Association meeting. They talked about when the retailer would begin its health efforts.
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"Governor Sebelius supports initiatives that bring safe, lower-cost prescription drugs to Kansans," Corcoran said. "She's pleased Wal-Mart has decided to expand their program to Kansas and believes it's another option to make some generic prescriptions more affordable."
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Kansan staff writer Jack Weinstein can be contacted at jweinstein@ kansan.com. Kansan staff writer C.J. Moore contributed to this story.
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"It's almost been stolen from the kids," he said.
He's right. According to the NRF survey, 85.3 percent of consumers aged 18 to 24 will celebrate Halloween this year. The number jumped from last year's 66.8 percent. The number of young professionals celebrating Halloween has also risen from 71.3 percent of consumers celebrating the holiday last year to 76.5 percent this year among people 25 to 34.
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The Halloween season is getting longer with some eager party-goers buying costumes in early September. Billings said Halloween represented half a year's business for Fun and Games.
Schlosser said Christmas used to
be the busiest holiday season at Party America, but it has since changed to Halloween.
So what are the college student wearing this year? Billings said that even though pirate costumes are typically a popular choice with the men, this year is bigger than ever.
"There could be 10 pirates at a party and they'll all be different," Billings said.
Johnny Depp's portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" may have contributed to the trend, Schlosser said.
Party America is almost out of beer-keg costumes. Schlosser said they were popular with the college men for obvious reasons.
For the women, Schlosser said "sexy things" are in favor this year. Choosing the right costume is a big deal for the college women, he said.
"You'll see them going through different costumes with their cell phones." Schlosser said. "They've got to check with someone."
Billings and Schlosser said their stores were running out of everything, but they both expected a late surge on the day and night of Halloween.
Kansan staff writer Jack Weinstein can be contacted at jweinstein@ kansan.com.
Edited by Kate Shipley
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