If life in these United States were a role playing game, the lowest difficulty setting would probably be a straight white male who is one standard deviation above mean height. (Unless you are a good enough athlete to get into the NBA being much taller than that is not so good) Tall people have never been denied the right to vote.

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The council said it had had nine letters of objection, including complaints from the South Hill Residents Association that the new pier would obscure the sea view, the extra height would mean it overlooks houses and it had the potential to create extra noise.

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Mean sea level: average height of the sea surface over a 19-year period.

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But for someone like this who as - is at the height of his career, what does this mean?

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If left to proceed unchecked, it could mean that growth is stunted as the body receives chemical signals telling it to switch off further height gain.

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