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By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer
The sale of Swanville School District's building bonds was projected give future savings of at least 5.5 percent for taxpayers. The scheduled sale on Oct. 3 went through with rates close to the historic lows of 1967.
"There were six bids, with the lowest rate at .4 percent and the highest at 1.8 percent," said Jodie Zesbaugh of Ehlers.
The current interest rates of the bonds are 3.5 and 4.1 percent. The reduction in future bond payments is projected to be $536,315 or a savings of 10.35 percent.
"This is the best news we've had in a long time," said Swanville Superintendent of Schools Gene Harthan.
The closing date on the bond sale is Oct. 24.
"The money will stay in escrow until 2014, when the old bonds can be called and then paid off," said Zesbaugh. "The reduction on taxes will show in 2014, and there should be savings of about $52,000 per year savings."
The Board passed a resolution ratifying the sale of the bonds at Tuesday's meeting.
Other business that came before the Swanville School Board Tuesday included:
• Hearing from students Grant Allen and Austin Johnson regarding this year's Super Mileage Class. There are two cars planned this time — a stock car using last year's vehicle, and a modified vehicle. The class members will be asking the school for the entry fees, but will be requesting donations from the Lions and area businesses;
• Approving an introductory membership in the Minnesota Rural Education Association with the registration fee to the annual conference in November included in the package;
• Learning that the new iPads and additional electronic equipment which is being used in the school be students is burdening the school's wireless system. More research is being done on the problem and possible solutions;
• Approving the hiring of Adam Gerads as head football coach;
• Hearing that a parent brought to Superintendent Gene Harthan concerns about bus behavior and the possibility of installing cameras on the buses. A paraprofessional will be riding the bus at this time;
• Hearing that the health plan renewal with Health Partners includes an increase of 4.46 percent, whereas the state average is about 8 percent;
• Approving a statement of compliance that will be on file with the state that the Swanville School District is not discriminating;
• Setting a date of Nov. 13 to canvass election results;
• Learning that the public address system at the football field is not working, with the sound board possibly being the problem; and
• Hearing about comments from parents to board members regarding the new menus and portions of the school lunch program.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Swanville School Board will be Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in the media center.

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Everybody has been saying 'God has to have a plan for you.' My faith is definitely stronger, for sure. I don't know, I'm looking forward to the future. Definitely not dreading high school as much. Something's got to happen. —McKenzie Morgan
BILLINGS, Mont. — McKenzie Morgan, 17, walked away nearly unscathed after crashing a small plane high in the mountains near Meeteetse, Wyo., — not far from the cabin of famed pilot Amelia Earhart — during her first solo flight Tuesday night.
She was flying a Cessna 172 as part of a multi-city training flight out of Laurel ahead of getting her private pilot's license. She was supposed to return to Laurel on Tuesday afternoon; instead she crashed near Francs Peak, which is the highest point in the Absaroka Range at 13,153 feet above sea level.
Earhart's cabin sits in the shadow of Mount Sniffel, near the crash site.
After leaving Greybull, Wyo., Morgan became disoriented and started flying in almost the opposite direction of where she needed to be going, she said Wednesday night.
"I kept flying and then I got into some really rugged terrain, like, there are mountains on both sides of me," Morgan said. "I thought I was going to get speared by trees because I was supposed to be flying at 7,500 (feet). I was now at 8,500 and climbing just to stay above everything."
She continued on through the valley, which came to an end. She didn't have room to turn the plane around.
"I couldn't do it," Morgan said. A horn went off, signaling that her plane had stalled as she flew over the mountain.
"Right as I got to where I could maybe get over it a gust of wind hit my left wing and blew me over to the left . there was the side of the mountain right there.
"As soon as that wind blew me, I knew I was going down because there's nothing else you can really do at that point to save it — just try to soften it and make it as light as possible," she said.
"I was screaming."
One of the plane's wheels hit the mountain and the plane flipped and landed upside down.
Thanks in part to her lap belt and shoulder harness her only injuries were some whiplash, cuts to both little fingers and a sprained knee.
Morgan said she tried using a radio to contact someone, but without success. "At that point I gave up trying to contact anybody and started looking for all my stuff that I would need to survive out there."
She took pictures of the crash, knowing that crash investigators would be able to get the GPS coordinates embedded in the digital photos.
She also took a short video, planning for the worst and apologizing to her family and telling them she loved them.
"If nothing else, I have to try to get out of this so I can see my family again," she said Wednesday, recalling what was going through her mind after the crash. "If I don't, I feel terrible putting them through this."
Two hunters were out scouting the area of the crash at about 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Park County Sheriff's Office identified them as 26-year-old Nathan Coil of Casper, Wyo., and Joshua Alexander, 27, of Douglas.
Coil called authorities while Alexander headed to the crash site.
"I was like, 'hey, I just crashed my plane,' " Morgan remembered saying to Alexander as soon as she saw him.
" 'Yeah, we saw that. We didn't think anyone would survive. We were scared we would have to find a dead body,' " she remembered Alexander saying. "He basically just calmed me down and said 'it's all right, we'll get you safe.'"
She said they hiked for a while, but that when her sprained knee started swelling, Alexander put her on the back of his horse and got her to rescuers.
"Ms. Morgan was one lucky young lady," said Park County Deputy Hayes Randol. "If it had not been for these two hunters being in the right place at the right time, she may still be out there. We're all extremely relieved that this potentially tragic situation had the best possible outcome."
Emergency crews checked out Morgan for minor injuries and took her to West Park Hospital in Cody as a precaution.
Kristie Salzmann, Shoshone National Forest spokeswoman, said that an airplane crew fighting the nearby Hardluck Fire, also burning in the Shoshone, planned to fly over the crash area later on Wednesday to get a better idea of exactly where the plane is.
Whether or not, and how, the plane will be removed will be up to the insurance company covering the crash, Salzmann said.
McKenzie said she feels lucky to be alive — and she plans on getting right back in the pilot's seat as soon as possible so she can get her pilot's license.
"I love it," she said of flying. "(You) can't let one really bad occurrence tear you down."
Morgan said she wasn't sure about what flight restrictions she might face, if any. Wednesday, she worked with Federal Aviation Association officials on the crash report.
"It was scary," Morgan's mother, Kristy, said of finding out that her daughter was missing while on a training flight. "You're blind and you can't do anything. We were really trying to stay positive."
But Morgan is savvy, smart, capable and makes good decisions, Kristy said. "We had hope and faith that she would be OK," she said. "We're proud of her for pulling out of that."
For her part, Morgan said surviving the crash has changed her outlook on life.
"Everybody has been saying 'God has to have a plan for you.' My faith is definitely stronger, for sure," she said. "I don't know, I'm looking forward to the future. Definitely not dreading high school as much. Something's got to happen."
Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com


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It's Music Monday!: Bonobo, 'Cirrus'
Simon Green came to Crowbar in Ybor City in 2010 and brought the house down. Now Bonobo has a new album, The North Borders, hitting the streets in April, and has a tour along with it. No Tampa stop, alas, but hit him up on Twitter and let him know where he needs to be.


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Blessed by a year-round mild climate with an average temperature of 16.3 C, the city of Numazu, just 100 km from Tokyo, is the perfect place to enjoy majestic views of Mount Fuji and savor fresh seafood throughout the four seasons.
With a population of 211,000, the essence of this Pacific coast city can perhaps best be grasped by taking a stroll from JR Numazu Station down the Kano River that runs through the city center.
The walk allows you to take in the hustle and bustle of the city that serves as the political and economic hub of eastern Shizuoka Prefecture while enjoying the languid stretch of water that eventually flows into Suruga Bay. Several classical wooden boats are moored close to the mouth of the port at Iri-nyudo. Once a popular means of public transportation, Iri-nyudo no Watashi is a revival of the classic ferryboats, operating from this spot to Ayumi Bridge, located toward the city center. The ride offers a quiet moment or two to reflect on bygone days, as the boatmen skillfully maneuver their craft with very long poles.
The banks of the Kakita River offer delightful opportunities to observe the wildlife and vegetation of the neighborhood. A tributary of the Kano, the 1.2-km Kakita has its origins in spring water formed by rain and melted snow from Mount Fuji. Renowned for its purity and cleanliness, ayu (sweetfish) swim up the river to lay their eggs in late autumn.
For those looking to take in the entire city and the surrounding landscape without blinking, there's a 360-degree panoramic view from the observatory at View-O. As one of the largest water gates in Japan, View-O links the Port of Numazu with the outer sea and protects 50 hectares of land from tsunami and tidal surges. The view from its 30-meter-high observation deck is spectacular: Mount Ashitaka, Mount Fuji, the Southern Alps down even to the city of Shimizu on a clear day, the peaks of Hakone and the Numazu Alps, the Ganyudo Shore just below, as well as Osezaki Cape on the tip of Suruga Bay.
Senbon Matsubara, the natural pine forest park, is ideal for walking or jogging. Renowned from the Edo Era around 400 years ago as the best place along the Tokaido route for views, the natural combination of pine trees, Mount Fuji and the setting sun beyond the sea is breathtaking.
Mount Kanuki, a popular hiking course, is a 193-meter peak located southeast of Numazu City. The view from the observatory at the summit is enchanting, especially in spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The pink haze surrounding the five-story pagoda, as well as the view of the city, Mount Fuji and the Southern Alps, always has people reaching for their cameras.
And when you're tired of feasting on the magnificent views, there's Numazu's famous seafood to satisfy your appetite.
Boasting the leading catch among Japanese ports, the Numazu Fish Market is filled with the freshest seasonal fish, including mackerel, sardines and horse mackerel in autumn, tuna, squid and octopus in winter, bonito, sierra, barracuda and grunt in spring, and striped horse mackerel, rare species of tuna and squid in summer. Fresh seafood, as well as delicious sun-dried fish of the day can be enjoyed at the numerous restaurant-cum-souvenir shops inside the fish market.
Autumn is a festive season. From Nov. 3 (Thurs.) until 17 (Thurs.), the Kikka-ten (Chrysanthemum Fair) is being held at the Numazu Imperial Villa Memorial Park (Numazu Goyotei Kinen Koen).
Originally built in 1893 as a rest house for Emperor Taisho, the villa was turned into a park in 1969.
During the festival, almost 1,000 pots of chrysanthemums in different shapes, sizes and shades of pink, orange, purple, white and yellow flowers will complement the superb views the park offers of Suruga Bay and Mount Fuji.
Another prominent, popular autumn event in Numazu is the Yosakoi Tokaido Festival.
Taking after the Yosakoi Dance of Kochi Prefecture, the festival will be held in Numazu on Nov. 12 (Sat.) and 13 (Sun.). The city's streets will reverberate with excitement and throb to the beat of hundreds of dancers (mainly local people) clad in colorful costumes dancing to music while clacking their "narukos (Japanese castanets)."
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Chow Down! Milky Way gobbles its closest known neighbor
Astronomers have discovered that the Milky Way is shredding a tiny galaxy into elongated streams of stars and claiming them for itself. At 42,000 light-years from our galaxy's center, the distorted body stands as the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor. This marks the second time that the Milky Way has been found guilty of cosmic cannibalism.


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Appanoose County >> 1903 Index
Biographical and Genealogical History of Appanoose and Monroe Counties, Iowa.
Unless otherwise noted, biographies submitted by Polly Eckles.
This gentleman was born in Muskingum county, Ohio , near Zanesville , February 6, 1833 , the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Hammond. Grandfather Hammond came to Ohio at an early day; he was a farmer, a Republican in politics and a Methodist, and his death occurred in Marion county, Ohio . His son Jacob was a native of Pennsylvania , and he and his wife came to Iowa in 1854, where he died in February, 1882, at the age of seventy-two, and his wife died in 1876. The children were: Henry J., Daniel W., Greenville C., who died in the army of Illinois ; Butler , deceased; James, Emeline, Catheryn, Nancy Hattie, and Elizabeth, deceased.
Henry J. Hammond remained in Ohio till he was twenty-one years old, where he received a fair education and also became acquainted with farming, which was the principal occupation of his life. In 1862 he enlisted for the war at Knoxville , Iowa , and served through the struggle in Company A, Thirty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered out at New Orleans and discharged at Davenport , Iowa , and is now a pensioner.
In 1860 Mr. Hammond was married to Mary M. Copeland, the daughter of James and Jane Copeland, the former from Kentucky and the latter of Indiana . The children of this union were Samuel B., Joseph F., John C., Elizabeth, deceased, Josephine C., Clayton, deceased, and Mary Emeline, deceased. Mrs. Hammond died in April, 1882, and is buried in Marion county; she was a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Hammond is a Republican, has been a Mason since 1862 and is a member of the Methodist church. His son, Joseph F., assists him in carrying on the home place.
To the superficial observer it often seems that worldly success is the result of some inherited talent which has given an individual the start of mankind or is the result of some adventitious circumstances usually designated as luck, but when studied from the standpoint of universal history the open sesame which unlocks the door of success is found to be nothing more nor less than industry and perseverance, qualities before which the most obstinate obstacles gradually yield and open the road to golden gain. And this rule is exemplified in the case of the subject of this sketch, who, starting with only the knowledge of a trade, has worked himself to a place of prominence in his city.
His father, Isaac Hardenbrook, was born in Ohio , February 22, 1823 , and died March 12, 1888 ; he married Mary A. Kelly, who was born in Jefferson county, Ohio , September 15, 1823 , and later came to Morrow county, Ohio , with her parents, where her marriage occurred in 1843. Isaac Hardenbrook was actively engaged in farming during the earlier part of his life and later operated a flouring mill; he disposed of his farm near Albia , Iowa , in 1874, and moved to La Villa, where he ran a flouring mill until 1886, when he retired from active pursuits. After his death his wife made her home in Kansas for three years and then resided in Albia with her daughter until her death, January 13, 1903 . Of the nine children born to these parents four are now living.
One of the sons of the above parents was William, who was born in Mount Gilead , Morrow county, Ohio , November 9, 1844 . His boyhood was spent on the farm of his birth until he was twelve years old, and on May 8, 1856, he came with his parents to Monroe county, Iowa, and lived on his father's farm five miles north of Albia. His education was received in the town school of Mount Gilead and in the country schools of Monroe county. William remained with his parents until July, 1862, when the Civil war summoned him into the ranks, and he enlisted in Company D, Twenty-second Iowa Infantry, under Captain R.M. Wilson; he spent nine months in the service and then received an honorable discharge on account of physical disability.
After his return he went to Osceola , Iowa , where three years were spent in learning the harness trade; having thoroughly mastered the business he worked for three years at this trade in Henry county, Illinois ; he then spent about a year in Albia and in 1871 went to Minneapolis . On November 1, 1874 , Mr. Hardenbrook opened a harness shop on the southeast corner of the square in Albia and since that time has rapidly extended his business and increased his influence in the various affairs of the city until he is now recognized as one of the leaders. He located in his present convenient and commodious store in 1887.
Mr. Hardenbrook has been very influential in the councils of the Republican party; he has been a member of the city council and has been chief of the fire department; in 1897 he was nominated and elected to the office of mayor and such has been the satisfaction with his administration that he is now serving his third term. He is a member of various organizations, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World, the Ancient Order of the United Workmen and the Elks.
In 1876 Mr. Hardenbrook was married to Julia B. Mount, who was born in West Virginia , June 21, 1854 ; her parents, John and Mary Mount, became residents of Fairfield , Iowa , and spent their declining days in Albia; John Mount was a cabinet maker by trade and at one time owned a store in Albia. One child, Carrie M., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hardenbrook, and she resides at home with her parents.
After a somewhat stormy life, the gentleman above named is now taking things more quietly at his home in Albia. He is an interesting man to know, and one of those who, when well known, it is impossible not to esteem. A shattered arm bears mute testimony that he was well at the front during the national peril, and that he did not hesitate to bare his breast to the leaden storm that was hurled from the south against the defenders of the Union . Mr. Hickenlooper has many thrilling stories to tell of those troubled times, in which he shared his full part of the dangers and bore his portion of the burdens in order, as the great President Lincoln said, "that this nation might live."
Like most of the other veterans, Mr. Hickenlooper proved himself as useful in peace as he had been brave in war, and when it was all over took up the threads of life where he had dropped them to enlist, and joined the busy workers at home, who were engaged with the various vocations of a prosperous commonwealth. So far back that "the memory of man runneth not to the contrary," as the law writers say, the Hickenlooper family were established in Pennsylvania , and for many generations identified with its agricultural development. For the purposes of this sketch the genealogy will begin with Thomas Hickenlooper, who was born in western Pennsylvania in 1793, and in early manhood engaged in the manufacture of salt. He married Julia A. Hawkins, also of the Keystone state, and in 1846 emigrated with his family to Iowa , where he located on a farm in Monroe county. The father died in 1881, the mother in 1890, and of their ten children all but three are living.
Harrison Hickenlooper was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania , April 21, 1840 , and consequently was six years old when his parents came to this state. He grew up in Monroe county and was still living at home when the outbreak of the Civil war drove all thoughts from his mind save the single determination to join the throng then rushing to the defense of the Union . In May, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Sixth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Henry Sanders, and with this command took part in all the early campaigns of the western army.
During this period he participated in the battles of Shiloh , Black River , Jackson , the sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg , not to mention the many intervening engagements of a minor nature. At the battle of Missionary Ridge Mr. Hickenlooper received a gunshot wound in the arm, which so badly shattered that member as to necessitate his removal to the hospital at Chattanooga , from which place he was taken to Nashville . Up to the time of this accident he had not lost a moment's time from his company, but reported promptly for duty every day after his enlistment. The injury above mentioned, however, was so severe as to incapacitate him for future duty, and received his discharge for disability after a faithful service of two years and nine months.
After his release from the army Mr. Hickenlooper returned home and put in a crop on his father's farm. Later he taught school a while, and in the fall of 1865 was elected treasurer of the county, in which office he served four years. When his time expired he kept a bookstore, and then acted as agent for the American Express Company until his re-election to the county treasurership in 1874. After serving the term of two years he was again elected and finished his career in this office in 1880, but afterward was appointed deputy treasurer and has served several years in that capacity.
He has always been a active Republican and recalls with pride the fact that his first presidential vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln, when that great patriot and statesman was making the race for his second term. Besides his long tenure of the office of county treasurer, he served six years in the office of justice of the peace, and has been a local leader of his party ever since he returned from the army.
November 13, 1867 , Mr. Hickenlooper was married to Sarah J., daughter of Samuel and Jane(George) Wallace, natives of Virginia , who came to Iowa in 1854. Mrs. Hickenlooper was born in Virginia , March 7, 1845 , and died at Albia, February 24, 1900 . She was a devoted member of the United Presbyterian church, and all who knew her intimately speak highly of her virtues as a woman, wife and mother.
Of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Hickenlooper, Clara died in Albia at the age of twenty-four years; Mildred married Albert F. Ewers and has one daughter, Edna; Wallace, civil engineer, who graduated from the Iowa university, is in business at Pittsburg , Pennsylvania , and Edna remains at home with her father. Mr. Hickenlooper is a member of the Knights of Pythias, has been an Odd Fellow for thirty years, and belongs to Orman Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He was a charter member of the last mentioned order and has been honored by his old war comrades with all the offices in local organization.
Monroe county, Iowa , would seem to be a good place for young men ambitious of official honors, as will be attested by an examination of the biographies in this volume. The present treasurer was elected about the completion of his thirty-seventh year, the auditor was first chosen before he was twenty-five years old and Mr. Hickenlooper found himself clerk of the district court when scarce twenty-four years of age and but one year from his legal studies.
While this makes a very creditable showing for the rising generation in Monroe , it also gives pleasant testimony to the willingness of the older element to help forward deserving young men by a generous support of their worthy ambitions. The young gentleman who was taken from his law books to be made clerk of courts at Albia is genealogically speaking a mixture of German and Irish. His grandfather, after marrying and rearing a family in the east, came to Iowa in the same year that statehood was conferred upon this new western commonwealth.
Thomas Hickenlooper settled in Monroe township, Monroe county, and engaged in farming, which he pursued with success until 1881, when he died, about eighty-eight years old. His children were: William, now dead; George, Charles, Theophilas, deceased; Cyrus, Simon, Caroline, deceased; Rebecca, Harrison and Thomas. Theophilas Hickenlooper, who was born in 1829, near Pittsburg , Pennsylvania , after his arrival in Monroe county married Margaret Gray of Indiana , settled with his bride on a farm and spent his life in agricultural pursuits. He died in 1887, and his widow is at present a resident of Albia. Their five children were Mary, Frank, Harry, Ella, deceased, and Thomas.
Thomas Hickenlooper, youngest of this family, was born on his father's farm in Monroe county, Iowa , July 23, 1876 , and supplemented his common school education by taking a commercial course. When twenty-one years old he left the farm to study law, and after two years spent in mastering the principles of this profession was admitted to the bar in October, 1889. He entered immediately into practice, but had been so engaged only a year when elected clerk of the district court in the fall of 1900. In 1902 he was renominated on the Republican ticket, and at the fall election in that year was re-elected for a second term, which furnishes ample proof of the efficiency with which he had discharged his duties.
In 1901 Mr. Hickenlooper was united in marriage with Miss Nora Floyd of Kirksville , Missouri , and is at present residing in Albia. Mr. Hickenlooper is regarded as one of the rising young Republicans, whose popularity and ability place him in line for promotion to higher honors. He is active in the social and fraternal life of the city, holding membership in the Modern Woodmen of America, the Foresters and the Brotherhood of American Yeomen.
Solomon G. Hickman is one of the substantial farmers of Troy township, Monroe county, Iowa , who have helped to bring the county into prominence as an agricultural section. Grandfather Solomon was a native of Scotland . The father, also named Solomon, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania , was reared on a farm, and married Elizabeth Cary, a daughter of a soldier of the war of 1812. They both died in Greene county of their native state, the former at the age of ninety-four, the latter aged eighty-three. Solomon, Sr., was a Democrat in politics and a Universalist in faith, while his wife was a Presbyterian. Seven children were born to them: Charles was a soldier and is now deceased; Stephen is deceased; Anna is deceased; Solomon G.; Archibald was a soldier and lives on the old farm in Pennsylvania ; Abel lives in California ; William is deceased.
Solomon G. Hickman was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania , near Waynesburg, November 30, 1840 , was reared to manhood on the home farm, there imbibing many of the wholesome principles which were to guide him in his future. For some years he taught school in that part of Virginia which is now comprised in West Virginia , near Morgantown . This he continued till 1866, when he made his way to the west, settling in Monroe county, Iowa . After remaining here a few years and taking a partner for life's journey, he went to what is now South Dakota and took a homestead in Clay county, where he remained four years.
Returning to Iowa , he bought forty acres of his present fine farm of one hundred and ten acres from the man who had obtained it from the government. He has since added the balance. He has a well furnished house, a good orchard, large barn and feed lots, surrounded with beautiful shade trees, and the whole place evidences thrift and prosperity.
On September 5, 1869 , Mr. Hickman married Miss Mary C. Seaman, a lady of much intelligence, who has proved an excellent companion to him; she was born, reared and educated in this county. Her father, William R. Seaman, was one of the early settlers, coming to the state in 1845 from New York . His wife was Drusilla Ross, a native of Illinois , and they had five children: Minerva, deceased; Sarah Ann, Mary C., Eliza E. and Nelson J. The parents, who were farmers, members of the Methodist church and excellent people, are both deceased, the father at the age of sixty-five, the mother aged sixty.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman became the parents of seven children: Alice, the wife of G.G. Robinson, of Laurel, Iowa; Solomon, a medical student of the Keokuk Medical College; John, who is one of the prominent teachers of the county, the principal of the public schools of Avery; Mack, also a medical student at Keokuk; Arthur, who is a mail carrier on route No. 5, rural free delivery, at Albia; Charles S. is a student in the junior class of the Albia High school, and Philip, who is fifteen years old. John, Mack and Solomon are all graduates of the Albia high school and wee successful teachers.
Mr. Hickman is a Prohibitionist in politics and a member of the Friends church, while the balance of the family belong to the United Brethren church. He has the reputation of being a reliable business man, is frank and genial and has many qualities which make him influential in the township.
The name borne by this gentleman has been a familiar one in Appanoose and Monroe counties ever since their organization as bodies politic, and the Hilton family has been an influential one in this section from the time that Iowa was admitted into the Union as a state. In fact, the history of the founder is largely a history of Monroe county, as he came here when the Indians were still in possession, and only three years after Iowa was given existence as a territory. No apology therefore is necessary for dwelling at some length upon the biographical details of this early pioneer, as they will prove interesting to all who enjoy stories of the "olden time."
James Hilton, who was destined to become such a prominent citizen of the future Iowa , was born in Orange county, New York , July 9, 1816 . Nine years later he was taken by his parents to New York city , there grew to manhood and in October, 1841, left his native state to identify himself permanently with the rapidly developing region beyond the Mississippi . Travel then was mostly by the rivers, and after a tedious journey across intervening states the young voyager found himself on one of the small steamers used at that time for navigating the great "Father of Water." On this boat he ascended the Mississippi to a little town called Keokuk and situated in what was then known as the Black Hawk Purchase.
The landing at this point was made on the 20 th of November, 1841 , or only three years after Iowa territory had been organized, and when white men were not allowed to occupy the land west of the Purchase. What is now Monroe county was at that time the hunting grounds of roving tribes or red men. Owing to the unsettled condition of affairs young Hilton went to Missouri and remained there until September, 1842, when he returned to be present at the Iowa Indian agency when the treaty was negotiated between the national government and the Sac and Fox Indian tribes.
The negotiations resulted in the purchase and throwing open for settlement of all the territory extending from the west line of Jefferson to the Missouri river, comprising more than two-thirds of the present state of Iowa. The young easterner was much impressed with what he saw on this occasion, and often in after life detailed the circumstances to parties of friends. The aboriginal owners of the land, yielding to inexorable fate and overwhelming odds, were assembled to bargain away under duress their hereditary homes and yield the land they loved to the hated pale face. The chieftains present at these negotiations bore names that have been perpetuated throughout Iowa to designate different political divisions of the state, but this is all that remains of that romantic race which roamed at will over all the boundless prairies of the west. Among the mighty chiefs taking part in this sad and solemn ceremony were Keokuk, Mahaska, Powshiek, Wapello, Pashpaho, Hardfish and Appanoose.
After the conclusion of this historic treaty, young Hilton returned to Missouri and remained there until May, 1843, in which time the Indians were to vacate so much of the territory as extended westward to a line agreeing with the west line of what is now Monroe county. He then came back, and the picture presented on his return so impressed his imagination that it remained a vivid recollection to his dying day. The country was still in all its virgin newness and wild grandeur. Herds and flocks of wild game, the great open country without habitation, houses, fences or any other indication of civilization—such was the panorama unfolded before James Hilton in the spring of 1843.
But this young man was there for practical rather than sentimental purposes, and the urgencies of the situation left him little time for moralizing; the main thing was to secure a home, and he at once made claim to a tract of excellent land, containing at that time two hundred and eight acres, on which he soon had erected the small log cabin so characteristic of as well as so indispensable to the early pioneer. On this place, which, however, underwent many changes in the way of buildings and other improvements, James Hilton resided during the long period that intervened between his first coming and his final call to rest nearly sixty years later.
These years were marked by great activity both in public life, and during the time he held many offices of trust, which were administered with ability and unswerving integrity. He was the first clerk of the district court of Monroe county, having been appointed by Judge Charles Mason, in March, 1846. In April, 1857, he was elected judge of Monroe county, which necessitated his removal to Albia, where he resided for several years in a hewed log house in West Benton street .
While occupying the position of judge he built the court house at a cost of about ten thousand dollars, and was warmly commended by the people for the economic judgment displayed in its construction. In October, 1871, he was elected to represent Monroe county in the fourteenth general assembly and acquitted himself as a legislator with the same discretion he always exhibited on the bench. He was an authority on all things relating to the early settlers and the history of Monroe county, and it was a rare treat to hear him relate stories and describe incidents of the remarkable times which have long since passed away never more to be seen of men. In the spring of 1860 Judge Hilton gave up his residence at Albia and returned to his beloved home in the country, where death overtook him on the 9 th day of January, 1902, more than sixty years after he first set foot on the soil of Monroe county.
In September, 1845, Judge Hilton was married to Mary E. Rankin of Davis county, with whom he lived in utmost harmony and affection until she was called from the scenes of earth in 1875. The union proved as fruitful as it was happy and of the twelve children all of the seven sons and three of the five daughters are still living. It is with Albert Hilton, one of the elder sons, that this biography is more immediately concerned, and some particulars concerning him will now be given.
He was born in the old historic homestead in Monroe county, Iowa , April 8, 1853 , and was trained to farm life under the excellent instruction of his honored father. He received a good education as he grew up, and upon reaching manhood was well qualified fort he duties which it was his destiny to discharge during his lifetime. His ambition had always been to succeed in the higher branches of agriculture, and his wishes in this respect have been amply fulfilled. After securing a home of his own and one hundred and sixty acres of land as a basis of operations, Mr. Hilton soon developed his qualities as a farmer and breeder. Turning his attention to blooded stock, he soon had one of those fine thoroughbred herds for which Iowa has so long been famous, and to-day he ranks as one of the most successful breeders of Monroe county. He has never aspired to office, but devoted all his time to the prosecution of his agricultural interests, and is a pronounced Democrat, but in local affairs votes for the best man.
May 15, 1884, Mr. Hilton married Miss Mary A. Arnold, a member of another of the old and highly respected families of Monroe county. Her father, Willis Arnold, was born in Franklin county, Kentucky, October 13, 1809, being the ninth child of a family of twelve sons and one daughter, all of whom grew up, married and had families; the last survivor is Mrs. Eliza J. Deal, a widow, who lived for some time with a daughter at Magnolia, Iowa. In 1816 Willis Arnold went with his parents to Washington county, Indiana, and later removed to near the town of Greencastle , where in 1835 he was married to Martha Rice Reed. There were nine children by this union, the three survivors being Elizabeth A. Noble, Eliza J. Sylvester, both residing at Albia, and Marcus T. Arnold, a prominent business man of Burlington, Kansas.
In the fall of 1850 Willis Arnold came with his family to Albia and in the fall of 1853, was elected to the office of sheriff of Monroe county. He joined the Christian church at Greencastle , Indiana , in 1835, and at his house in Albia the first Christian organization was made. His first wife died a few months after this event, and in 1853 Mr. Arnold married Zerelda Robinson, of Indiana, by whom he had four children, and the three now living are Mrs. Mary ( Arnold ) Hilton, Martha L. Waugh of Lucas county, and Albert G. Arnold of Fairfield, Nebraska. The father died February 24, 1899 , at his home in Albia, when well advanced in the ninetieth year of his age. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hilton have one son, Carl A., who was born January 6, 1888, has developed already into a zealous student and gives promise of a career in life that will reflect credit upon his honored ancestry. The family are members of the Christian church and highly respected in the best social circles of the county, as well on their own merits as because of the respect felt by all the people for the memory of their pioneer fathers.
This gentleman was born near Campbellsville , Kentucky , the son of John and Nancy ( Ship ) Hoagland. The former was also a native of Kentucky and a farmer and breeder of fine horses. His wife was a native Kentuckian. In 1837 they moved to Indiana and settled eighteen miles south of Indianapolis in Johnson county, where they remained till their deaths, he passing away in 1889 at the age of eighty-eight, and his wife was also eighty-eight years old at the time of her death. Their children were Malinda Jane, deceased; James S.; Eliza Ann; John, Isaac, deceased; George; and Nancy. The sons, with the exception of James S., are living in Johnson county, Indiana, and Marian and Nancy also live there, while Eliza Ann is a resident of Iowa.
James S. Hoagland remained in Kentucky until he was fourteen years old, where he received a common school education. After going to Indiana he attended Franklin College , where he was graduated in 1846 and was then chosen assistant surveyor on the Miami reserve having taken a civil engineering course in college. He was next resident engineer on the Franklin and Martinsville Railroad, and in 1885 was connected with the management of the construction of the line from Jeffersonville to Indianapolis , and also sketched the topography of the Peru and Indianapolis line.
On November 23, 1848 , Mr. Hoagland was married to Miss Mary Ann Woods, of Morgantown , Indiana , the daughter of William and Elizabeth Woods, natives of Tennessee . On account of his wife's ill health he moved to Iowa and settled on a quarter-section of land which he had entered in 1848 in Monroe county. On this be began the raising of live stock and general farming, and he also acquired land in Wayne township. He has made several moves since coming to the county, but now resides on his farm in Cedar township, where he held the office of supervisor for twelve years shortly after coming here, and was also a justice of the peace. He was nominated three times for the legislature, but refused till the last time, when he was elected, and served during the session of 1884.
His wife died December 31, 1887 , and was buried at Eden Chapel cemetery. Her children were Elvirely R.; Fremont, deceased; Hernon; Jerome, deceased; John, deceased; Peter; Marius; Laura, deceased; and Mary Ann. Mr. Hoagland was an ardent Democrat till the formation of the Greenback party, when he joined its ranks, and it was on that ticket that he was elected a member of the twentieth assembly, which was the first session held in the new capitol building. He is a member of the United Brethren church, as was his wife, and her brother, the Rev. Woods, is a prominent minister in the Methodist church, being a presiding elder, with his residence at Indianapolis , Indiana .
Sanford Hoffman, who carries on general farming on section I, Taylor township, where he has ninety-seven acres of good land, has been a resident of Appanoose county since 1875, and is residence in the state dates from 1870, for in that year he settled in Monroe county. He was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania , November 24, 1834 , and is a son of Henry Hoffman, whose birth occurred in Pennsylvania , and who represented one of the old Pennsylvania , and who represented one of the old Pennsylvania German families noted for industry and integrity.
The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Higgins, and she, too, was born in the Keystone state, of Pennsylvania German parentage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman died in Greene county, where the father had followed the occupation of farming as a life work. In politics he was a Republican and was a member of the Church of God . In the family were thirteen children, eleven of whom reached years of maturity, while three were soldiers of the Civil war, Bryce being a member of a Pennsylvania regiment, while Layton joined a West Virginia regiment.
Sanford Hoffman spent his boyhood days in the county of his nativity, and his parents impressed upon his mind lessons of industry and perseverance. His literary training was received in the public schools, and at the age of twenty-three years he was married, Miss Rachel Plantz becoming his wife. She was born and reared in Greene county, Pennsylvania , a daughter of George and Catherine ( Stollen ) Plantz, both of whom died in Iowa .
It was in 1864 that Mr. Hoffman offered his services to the government, enlisting in the Sixth West Virginia Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He then returned to farm life in Pennsylvania and in 1870 moved westward to Iowa , settling in Monroe county, where he carried on farming until 1875. In that year he came to Appanoose county, and has since lived upon his present farm in section I, Taylor township, where he has ninety-seven acres of rich and productive land. It is well watered by a creek, and there are good pastures and meadows together with plowed land. He keeps a high grade of Polled Angus cattle and draft horses of English breed, and both in his stock-raising and in his general agricultural pursuits he is meeting with success for as the years pass his income gradually increases.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman were born seven children: Franklin M. resides in this county. Jervis Leroy, who carries on farming here and is now serving as justice of the peace, was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania , in 1862, and was therefore eight years of age when the family came to Iowa . He was here reared, obtaining a good education, and for a number of years was successfully engaged in teaching. On the 27 th of May, 1897 , he wedded Miss Lizzie Stoops, who was born in Monroe county, Iowa , a daughter of William and Judith ( Wright ) Stoops. Her father was a soldier of the Thirteenth Iowa Infantry during the Civil war.
J.L. Hoffman and his wife have two sons, Charles and Harold. The other children of our subject and his wife are: Mrs. Ollie Hampton, of York , Nebraska ; and Mrs. Mary Faber, of Monroe county, Iowa . They also lost three children, Libbie and Harvey, who were successful teachers, and an infant named Jane.
Mr. Hoffman exerts his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party. He belongs to Moravia Post, G.A.R., and is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In matters of business he is straightforward and reliable and when called upon to aid in any measure or improvement of benefit to the community his co-operation is not withheld.
Dentistry, like many other professions, has reached its present high point of development within the past few years and now rests on a scientific basis, requiring besides the qualities that are common to all professions remarkable care and accuracy and patience. The town of Albia, Monroe county, Iowa, is fortunate in having among her professional men one of the leaders in this important branch of modern aids to the increase of physical health and comfort, and it is the purpose of this sketch to briefly narrate some of the main facts of his career which will be of interest to the many readers of this historical volume.
The parents of our subject were John C. and Mary ( Wintermote ) Hoover; the father was a native of Germany and the mother of New Jersey; the former, who was a farmer through the years of his business activity, was a soldier in the Civil war, having been a member of the Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he returned from the service shattered in health, and as a result died at the early age of thirty, December 24, 1869, leaving two children. John C. Hoover was his wife's second husband; her first husband was Ferdinand Hoover, by whom she had two children; her third husband is Dennis Druley, of which union there were no children; they now live in Boston , Indiana .
Born of the above parents in Greenville , Ohio , on the 23 rd of April, 1867, was Charles G. Hoover. He was reared in his native state and acquired his preliminary education in the public schools of the vicinity and of Yellow Springs , Ohio , also gaining much of the strength necessary for his life work on his father's farm. Having decided to study dentistry he attended the Indiana Dental School at Indianapolis and in 1891 received his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. For two years following his graduation he worked in a dental office at Manitowoc , Wisconsin , and in 1893 came to Albia and established an office, where he has ever since continued with success that has been gratifying to himself and friends. He keeps up with the progress of his profession and is a member of the Iowa Dental Society and of the Southwestern Iowa Dental Society.
In 1894 Mr. Hoover was married to Miss Olive M. Wright, the daughter of Samuel W. and Marietta ( Hancock ) Wright, of Albia. Two children are now in their home, Harry Kenneth and Wendell Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover are members of the Christian church, and he is a chapter Mason and Royal Arch Mason. Mr. Hoover claims especial distinction from the fact that he is a self-made man, having had few of the favoring winds of fickle fortune to carry him to success, but having become what he is by his diligent and personal application.
William Huston is now living a retired life in Avery, and for many years has been a respected and worthy citizen of the county, using his influence and giving his aid for the promotion of measures and movements for the general good and the county' upbuilding. He came to the county in 1865. His birth occurred in Monongahela , Washington county, Pennsylvania , September 22, 1817 , and his father, John Huston, was also a native of the Keystone state. The grandfather, Daniel Huston, was born in the north of Ireland and was a Protestant, belonging to a Scotch-Irish family of Presbyterian faith. He was reared in the place of his nativity until twenty years of age, when he boarded a sailing vessel bound for the new world, and when the Revolutionary war broke out he joined the continental army and fought under General Washington. His death occurred in Pennsylvania when he had attained to a good old age.
John Huston was reared upon the home farm in the Keystone state and there married Mrs. Nancy ( Barr ) Gibson, a widow, who had two children, John and Betsy Gibson. She was born on the ocean while her parents were coming to the United States , as members of a colony composed of the Burrs, Crawfords, Harpers, and other families, who located in Pennsylvania . All were of Protestant faith. To John and Nancy Huston were born the following named: Mary, now deceased; Nancy; William; and Daniel, who was drowned when a boy. The father died at the age of eighty-two years and the mother passed away at the age of seventy-four. For many years he was an elder in the Presbyterian church and was an earnest Christian gentleman, a faithful friend and a devoted husband and father, and his excellent qualities won for him the trust and confidence of all with whom he came in contact.
William Huston was reared in Washington county, Pennsylvania , and when quite young was instructed concerning the value of honesty and industry in the active affairs of life. The schools of the county afforded him opportunity for mental discipline, and when twenty-six years of age he made preparation for having a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Sarah Louderbeck, a native of Pennsylvania and a representative of one of the old Dutch families of the state. Her father, Thomas Louderbeck, was born there and married Jemima Berryman, also a native of that state, where both lived until called to the home beyond.
Mr. and Mrs. Huston began their domestic life in the east, remaining in the state of their nativity until 1865, when, attracted by the business possibilities of the west, they came to Iowa , where Mr. Huston purchased the Gossage farm of one hundred and twenty acres, adding thereto till he now has one hundred and seventy-five acres. The years have seen added improvements made, barns have been built, and there are now rich pastures of bluegrass and highly cultivated fields, while an orchard yields choice varieties of apples and other fruit. This farm is a very valuable one and its value is enhance because it is underlaid with coal. Mr. Huston has a fine brick residence on his farm, and this is situated in the village of Avery , where he has lived since coming to Iowa .
Eight children have been born to him and his wife: Joseph, who for a number of years was a successful teacher, is now living in Atchison county, Missouri ; he married Miss Martha Elder and has seven sons and seven daughters. Agnes is the wife of D. Nichol, of Albia , Iowa . John, formerly a farmer living in the village of Avery , is now a traveling salesman with his home in Albia. Oliver C. is an agriculturist. Mrs. Elizabeth Love makes her home in Seattle . Mrs. Mary McMillan died in Monroe county. Daniel, who was a well known and capable physician of Wayne county, Iowa , died leaving a widow. William died at the age of fourteen years. The children have been well educated and are honored and respected wherever they are known. Mr. Huston's farm is operated by his sons, who are successful and progressive agriculturists and stock-raisers.
In 1871 Mr. Huston returned to his old home in Pennsylvania upon a visit, and he also visited Seattle , Washington , and other points on the Pacific coast. A member of the Reformed Presbyterian church, he served as one of its elders for many years, and his Christian faith has been manifest in his upright life, for he has so lived as to command the respect and good will of his fellow men. He has now reached the eighty-fifth milestone on life's journey and has therefore been a witness of much of the growth and development of the country through the nineteenth century, while in Monroe county he has borne his share in planting an advanced civilization here. He is now a venerable man who in the evening of life can look back over the past without regret, for honor and integrity have been the guiding elements in his conduct.
One of the busiest, most energetic and progressive business men of Monroe county is P.H. Hynes of Avery, the secretary of the Smoky Hollow Coal company, and in his official capacity he controls the operations of six hundred men employed in the mines, besides a large number of bookkeepers and other employed in clerical capacities. From a humble financial position he has gradually worked his way upward through close application, unremitting diligence and honorable methods, and today occupies an enviable position as a leader of industrial interests in this part of Iowa, and his example is one well worthy of emulation.
Mr. Hynes is a native of Champaign county, Ohio , born in 1865, a son of Patrick and Mary Hynes. His mother died in 1890. His father, who was born of Irish parentage, died in 1869. The son, P.H. Hynes, was reared in Keokuk county, Iowa , and his school privileges were supplemented by study at home and by knowledge gained in the school of experience. Possessing an observing eye and retentive memory he has continually added to his knowledge until he has made it a potent factor in his successful business career.
When a boy he began work in the coal fields in a humble way, but his earnest labor and close application won the attention of those who employed him and he was promoted from time to time. He lived successively in Lee county, Mahaska and Monroe counties, and as the years passed gradually progressed in the business world until for the past ten years he has filled the responsible position of secretary of the Smoky Hollow Coal Company, of which Mr. Evans is the president. Mr. Hynes is virtually in control of the business and his practical understanding of every department of coal mining from the time the shafts are sunk until the product is placed upon the market makes him splendidly qualified for the supervision of the extensive interest of the company.
More than six hundred miners are employed, together with superintendents, bookkeepers and other clerks, and one thousand tons of coal are taken from the earth and prepared for distribution throughout the country. The company pays good wages, has done much for its men in providing comfortable homes, and the treatment of employees is always just and fair, so that the feeling is one of general satisfaction, and the men entertain genuine respect for the officers of the company.
In 1894, in Monroe county, Mr. Hynes was married to Miss May Appleman, a lady whose many social qualities and intellectual worth have endeared her to those with whom she has been brought in contact. She was educated in this state and is a daughter of W.S. Appleman, for many years a well known citizen of Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Hynes now have one son, P.H., Jr.
In his political views Mr. Hynes is a Republican and is regarded as one of the leading workers of the party in his town. He has frequently served as a delegate to party conventions and does all in his power to promote the growth and secure the success of the organization. Socially he is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. In manner he is genial, pleasant and easily approachable and always gives courteous attention to those who seek an audience with him in business hours, while in social circles he is known as a companionable and popular gentleman.
He is also a man of fine personal appearance, being six feet in height and well proportioned. He has in Avery a beautiful home, furnished with many evidences of refined taste and culture. He is widely known in business, social and political circles in the state, and has high standing, because of his strong personality, his unquestioned integrity and sterling manhood.


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Connected TV revenues to reach US$95 billion in 2015
Internet-connected devices will account for 70% of all consumer electronics revenues this year, according to research by Strategy Analytics.
According to the research group, some two billion connected devices will have been sold by the end of this year. Strategy Analytics predicts that global connected TV revenues will exceed US$95 billion (€66 billion) in 2015, representing a quarter of the entire connected device market, with 67% of all flat-screen TVs sold in that year being connected TVs.


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I'll have to go with the MYP Guards as they look more reminiscent of the
generic looking guards in the Filmation. I also believe they would look fantastic
with the Classic MAA. Now when they eventually do Miro, which I wager they will,
then I would like to see the MYP guards with the turbans, which I suppose was
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Today I'll present you analogComp, a library to manage the analog comparator integrated inside the Atmel microcontrollers. An analog comparator is essentially an operational amplifier (op-amp) used as a voltage comparator which sets its output to High when the voltage on the non-inverting input is higher that the voltage present on its inverting input. The inputs can be two external pins at which connect the voltage that have to be compared.
THe library, that supports a good variety of chips, let the user manage a single comparation and also to set a routine to be called with an interrupt every time a particolar condition happens.
Methods and usage
As usual, download the package at the end of the article and unpack it, then copy the folder /analogComp that you've found inside the package into the folder /libraries present in your sketchs' folder.
Befero to use the library, you have to include it with
#include "analogComp.h"
Now you can set what has to be connected to the inverting (AIN-) and non-inverting (AIN+) inputs of the analog comparator. Usually, the AIN+ is connected to external pin AIN0 and the AIN- is connected to external pin AIN1. The AIN+ can be connected to the internal voltage reference (usually 1V1), while the AIN- can be connected to any of the analog input pins of the microcontroller. (see "Supported Microcontrollers" for specific limitations)
To choose the analog comparator inputs use the method setOn():
analogComparator.setOn([AIN+, AIN-]);
For the AIN+ you can choose between the following:
- AIN0: set the AIN0 pin as input
- INTERNAL_REFERENCE: set the internal voltage reference as input
For the AIN- you can choose between the following:
- AIN1: set the AIN1 pin as input
- A0..Ax: set a specific analog pin as input (max. pin number depends on the MCU)
AIN+ and AIN- are optionals, if not set, AIN0 and AIN1 will be used.
You can enable an interrupt routine to be executed when an event occurs:
analogComparator.enableInterrupt(myFunction[, event]);
myFunction if the name of the function to be called when the event occurs. event can be:
- CHANGE: when the comparation changes between AIN+>AIN- and AIN+
- RISING: when the voltage on AIN+ becomes greater than the voltage on AIN-
- FALLING: when AIN+ becomes smaller than AIN-
event is optional, if not set CHANGE will be choosen.
You can disable the interrupt by calling this method:
You can wait for a comparation to occur:
timeout is optional and rapresents the number of milliseconds to wait before to return (default is 5000). This method will return false (0) if voltage on AIN- will remain greater than the voltage on AIN+ for the whole interval specified by timeout; it will return true (1) if AIN+ will become greater than AIN- during the interval.
If the analog comparator won't be set up before to call the waitComp method, by default the library will use AIN0 and AIN1 pins.
To switch off the analog comparator and disable the interrupt, call the method setOff():
Supported microcontrollers
Actually the library works with a wide variety of Atmel microcontrollers
and Arduino boards:
- Attiny2313/4313*
- Attiny24/44/84
- Attiny25/45/85
- Atmega344/644/1284
- Atmega8
- Atmega48/88/168/328 (Arduino UNO)
- Atmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561 (Arduino MEGA)
- Atmega32U4* (Arduino Leonardo)
*Specific limitations
- Attiny2313/4313: due to the fact that these MCUs don't have an integrated ADC, only AIN1 is allowed for AIN-
- Atmega32U4: the Atmega32U4 AIN- can only be connected to an analog input pin because it has no AIN1 pin.


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NASHVILLE � When a third-grade student who had been stung by a wasp developed welts on his neck and had trouble breathing, school nurse Amanda Williams had the necessary dose of epinephrine to counter the allergic reaction.
NASHVILLE � When a third-grade student who had been stung by a wasp developed welts on his neck and had trouble breathing, school nurse Amanda Williams had the necessary dose of epinephrine to counter the allergic reaction.
A law Tennessee enacted this year makes it easier for schools to stock the life-saving drug. Williams said the emergency room doctor told the boy�s parents that he probably wouldn�t have survived without the injection at Tellico Plains Elementary because it�s a 30-minute drive to the nearest hospital.
�It would have been tragic,� she said.
Fifteen other states enacted similar laws in 2013, joining 11 others that already had them, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. While only four of the states require schools to have the medication on hand, all the laws allow schools to stock it without a prescription for an individual person � a legal hurdle in many places � and provide legal protection for staff members who administer it.
The most common form of the medication is packaged inside a device called an auto injector. The tip of the device is placed firmly against the thigh, which releases a short, spring activated needle that injects the epinephrine.
Charlotte Collins is senior vice president of public policy and advocacy for the allergy foundation and has been keeping track of which states are enacting laws to encourage schools to stock the devices. She believes the trend was sparked by last year�s death of a Virginia first-grader who had an allergic reaction on a playground after eating a nut. She went into cardiac arrest and died at a local hospital.
Medical experts have said the little girl, who had a peanut allergy, would probably be alive if her elementary school had been able to give her an epinephrine injection.
�Epinephrine is the first line treatment for these severe reactions,� said Dr. Michael Pistiner, a pediatric allergist. �Studies show that delays in treatment with epinephrine increase risk of death.�
Shortly after the girl�s death, Virginia passed a law requiring all its schools to stock the medication.
Fifteen other states followed suit, mostly with legislation that allows schools to have the epinephrine. Bills are also pending in Ohio and Michigan.
So far Virginia, Maryland, Nebraska and Nevada are the only states to require it.
In July, the U.S. House passed legislation that would give states that come up with policies to make epinephrine available in schools special preference when they apply for asthma-related grants. The law could give states further incentive to pass such laws.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe, a Tennessee Republican and doctor, and Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House�s second-ranked Democrat. One requirement for a state to qualify for a preference is to make sure adequate legal protection is provided to personnel trained to administer the epinephrine.


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Our series on the four jerseys fans of every NBA team continues today. It's Southeast Division week, and today we're focusing on the Orlando Magic. Remember, we're not just going to list off four popular players in team history. We know that when you're wearing a jersey, you're going for a "look." So every day we're going to tell you the jersey you've got to have, the jersey you can't go wrong with (in case you can't find the first one), the jersey that will make people say "Oh, that's awesome," and the joke jersey that will have everyone laughing.
The Magic are an interesting team with just enough history to make you feel like they've been around for a long time, but a past short enough to remind you that they're relatively new. In 22 seasons, they've won 52% of their games and made the playoffs 13 times… which amounts to a pretty good run. But they've seen their biggest star bolt and other flame out. They've been close, but close enough and even now there are serious questions about whether to continue trying with their current squad or trade away another megastar and star over.
It puts us in a precarious position when it comes to choosing four jerseys for Orlando fans. We don't like precarious positions much, so we called in the expert. Our own Phil Rossman-Reich, who runs Orlando Magic Daily, joined in the debate and came up with these choices. Take it away, Phil.
Gotta Have:
Dwight Howard — With the Stay Dwight campaign in full swing, every Magic fan is trying to show his or her support for Dwight Howard. Howard has been a bedrock for the Magic in his seven-year career and a model player — working hard both on and off the court and in the community. As far as superstars go, there may not be a more likable star in the team's history.
Even if he ends up leaving (or getting traded), I imagine it will still be "cool" to wear a Dwight Howard jersey. Howard was the linchpin to two of the best teams in Magic history and the longest sustained run of success in franchise history. Howard very likely is the best player in franchise history. And the best part is there are so many styles of #12 Howard jerseys to choose from — rookie year plain to throwback pinstripe to new-age pinstripe.
Can't Go Wrong With:
Anfernee Hardaway — This was a tough one that John, Jeff and I had a lot of conversation about. It came down to this: if Penny and Darrell Armstrong (see below) walked into a coffee shop together, who would you be clamoring for to get an autograph. I admitted it might be Penny. And enough time should have passed by now to make honoring Hardaway acceptable after a bitter divorce in late 1999.
Hardaway represents a lot of the good that came from the first title run. Shaquille O'Neal left a bad taste in everyone's mouth, meanwhile Penny stayed and played well — albeit fighting injuries the rest of his time in Orlando. Hardaway was a superstar, unlike Nick Anderson whose jersey you also cannot go wrong with, and a link to the Magic's most successful run. We really should not bat an eye if we start seeing #1 Hardaway jerseys at Amway Center again.
"Oh, That's Cool":
Darrel Armstrong — Most non-Magic fans do not even remember Darrell Armstrong. If they do, they probably remember him for the worst performance in slam dunk contest history. But if you want to let the world know you are a serious Magic fan, rocking a #10 is a sure way to do that. Armstrong was the heart and soul of the Magic throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was someone you knew would come to play hard for every moment of every game. He was the kind of person who endeared himself to fans in a way few players in Magic history have.
Magic fans were cheering against Miami in the Finals as much as they were cheering for Darrell, an assistant coach with Dallas, to win the title. That is how things were with Darrell. Every Magic fan just wants him to be successful because he gave so much to the team and franchise.
"Oh, That's Funny":
Doug Christie — The photo to your right might look like your everyday nondescript 2003 Tracy McGrady jersey. Actually, it is. But it underwent some modifications after McGrady was traded and Orlando acquired Doug Christie. Yes, Christie's time in Orlando was very very very (and heck, why not one more) very forgettable. He was clearly upset that Sacramento had traded him East and proudly displayed the bone spurs in a press conference to show how much he did not want to play in Orlando.
But McGrady was so hated, and at the time a lot of Magic fans believed Christie was the defender Orlando needed to get back into the Playoffs the year after McGrady left, that some fans, including me, made a few edits to their jerseys. Yes, I actually wore a McGrady-turned-Christie jersey to a few games (including a road tilt with Miami where Christie did not even play), but so did a few others at the TD Waterhouse Centre.
All we needed was a little rage, a sharpie and blue duct tape. And voila, vengeance and a new jersey!
There you have it. The four jerseys Magic fans have got to have. Disagree with us? Let us know who we missed in the comments.
Previous jerseys:
Atlantic Division: Boston, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto
Central Division: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Milwaukee
Southeast Division: Atlanta, Charlotte
Tomorrow: The Miami Heat
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Is Time Warner Getting Ready for an Acquisition?
Walt Disney's (DIS) $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment (MVL) shows the Mouse House is still willing to make big bets in parlous times. The surprise move is also certain to put renewed pressure on other media companies to strike their own deals. No outfit is a more obvious buyer than Time Warner (TWX).
The media giant has about $7 billion in cash, and with an increasing focus on TV, film, and magazines, it has good reason to buy companies that would expand its reach. The big question is whether CEO Jeffrey Bewkes, who took heat last year for buying the profitless social network Bebo, will pull the trigger. Bewkes denies the Disney acquisition will push him into making his own deal, arguing that Disney bought Marvel in part to better compete with Time Warner's own DC Comics unit. "Nothing changes," he says. "We still look at any potential acquisition for its strategic rationale, what the risk is in terms of what we are willing to pay, and what our financial return will be."
There is no shortage of strategic fits for Time Warner. DreamWorks Animation SKG (DWA) would give it a fighting chance against Disney's Pixar. DreamWorks, unlike Marvel, has refrained from licensing film rights to other studios. So a DreamWorks buyer could start making Shrek sequels as soon as 2011. One media executive says the studio might be too pricey. "Time Warner looks to be a bottom fisher," says this person. "I don't know if Jeff Bewkes has the support of his board to buy something that will take a large premium to get."
If Bewkes wants a bargain, a more likely possibility is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM's large film library would give Time Warner's cable channels cheap programming and fuel its online ambitions. MGM would surely come cheaper than it did five years ago, when Time Warner withdrew a bid after the asking price crept toward $5 billion.
Bewkes is a big fan of cable channels, which bring both advertising revenues and distribution fees. Scripps Network Interactive (SNI), whose lineup includes the Food Network and HGTV, would fit neatly. And while the ad-dependent NBC network might give him pause, the rest of NBC Universal, with such cable channels as Bravo, USA, and SYFY, plus the movie studio, would mesh well, too. Of course, that assumes GE would let its entertainment division go.
Video games also make sense. Larry Haverty, a portfolio manager at Gabelli Asset Management, which owns more than 140 million Time Warner shares, thinks Electronic Arts (ERTS) would be a good buy, or Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO), with its Grand Theft Auto franchise. Buying a game company would help Time Warner diversify away from movies and ad-supported media. The time is ripe, since many game makers are hurting and could go cheap.
So far, Bewkes has used his cash to pay dividends and buy back stock, the price of which has risen 30% this year. Some media insiders suspect acquiring Bebo for $850 million made Bewkes gun-shy. Investors say he overpaid for a second-tier social network that is confined mostly to Europe. But in a buyer's market and with consolidation brewing, Bewkes may soon need to acquire something.


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Summer seems to be the time to catch up on various cleaning and organizing projects in our house. It's all hands on deck and we dive into tasks we don't have time for during the school year. A few weeks ago my kids and I tackled the refrigerator, top to bottom, taking everything out, checking expiration dates often long past, and tossing prehistoric produce desiccated at the back of shelves having not seen the light of days in more months than I care to admit. The produce drawer bears description worthy of a horror movie trailer. Needless to say three hours spent yielded a spic-and-span gleaming fridge with lots of space for the survivors of our purge.
We have a summer farm share bringing fresh, organic fruits and vegetables into our house weekly. We often end up with more than I can tackle quickly but I'm not a waster by nature and can't bear for anything to go unused. Being so fresh it often lasts longer than produce schlepped from other countries but I still wanted to find a way to have a longer life. Ironically on the heels of my pondering came a new device, the BerryBreeze, promising to extend the shelf life of produce 2-3 times longer using a super charged oxygen method; nothing unnatural or using chemicals. I decided to give it a try and have been experimenting with it for about a week.
I don't have results yet to report but I love the approach and the promise of produce and financial savings of an estimated $2200 annually which is the BerryBreeze calculation of what an average household wastes in discarded food per year. A discrete little battery-operated device standing about 6-7 inches tall and 6 inches wide, the BerryBreeze sits on the top shelf safely sanitizing the refrigerator supposedly neutralizing creepy things like germs, mold, yeast, fungus, bacteria and viruses. It claims to remove unwanted odors and tastes from your fridge and your food which sounds great to me.
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I love the intent of the device and have high hopes for its contribution to keeping my newly sparkling refrigerator just that, as well as keeping my healthy produce lively as long as possible. While I'm experimenting we'd like to give a Boulder Locavore reader the chance to do so as well and BerryBreeze is giving away one device below! BerryBreeze has recently come to market and may be found at Whole Foods throughout the Southwest as well as online and retails for $49.
A quick update: After using the BerryBreeze for a week I can say that I have herbs in a small Mason Jar with stems in water that would usually have started to wilt by now and are still vital and perky. Also carrots in my crisper drawer that by this time would be 'bendy'; they are still crisp and firm. Additionally my fridge smells like nothing; a good thing!
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Dukang Wine
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Dukang wine is the first recorded name of wine that appeared in the documents of our country and has gained the name because it was first made by a man named Dukang. According to legend, Du Kang is a man of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty that was more than 2700 years ago. Dukang Is regard as the first ancestor of the wine-making industry in later age, and Dukang wine is regarded as another name of the delicious wine.At Dukang village of Caidian of the county of Ruyang, south of Luoyang and Huangdedi village of Yichuan county, ruins where Dukang's wine was made have been found. Then Dukang breweries where sweet and aromatic Dukang wine is produced have been built in these two villages. Dukang wine has enjoyed good reputation for a long time because it is limpid, tender and smooth ,fragrant , sweet and refreshing .And it can promote the production of body fluid and moisten the throat , and dispel coldness. What is more, drinking the wine in right amount is good for quicker blood circulation and good for the spleen. And drinking the wine can make one have good appetite and energy, fitness and longevity.
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Volume % Change: 487% >>Beat the S&P With 5 Stocks Wall Street Hates From a technical perspective, WGL trended modestly higher here right above some near-term support at $44.50 with heavy upside volume. This stock has been uptrending strong for the last month and change, with shares moving higher from its low of $40.76 to its intraday high of $45.78. During that move, shares of WGL have been consistently making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action. That move has now pushed shares of WGL within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if WGL manages to take out $45.78 to its 52-week high at $46.22 with high volume. Traders should now look for long-biased trades in WGL as long as it's trending above some near-term support levels at $45 or $44.50 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that hits near or above 209,638 shares. If that breakout hits soon, then WGL will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $50 to $55.


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Once this state of the art aquarium opens in March, it may be difficult to get youngsters into town - this striking landmark, expected to become one of Copenhagen's top five attractions, is located close to the airport. A hammerhead shark will be the initial star of the 450 species occupying 53 aquariums, and kids will be able to get up close and personal with the friendlier creatures in a watery petting pool.
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Motion Picture Director. His fame rests on the classic "The Battle of Algiers" (1966), a powerful, objective chronicle of the Algerian revolt against French rule in the 1950s. It centers on the urban guerrilla warfare between France's colonial forces and the militant National Liberation Front, and the civilians who are victimized by the cycle of escalating terrorist acts and reprisals. Pontecorvo shot the film in a semi-documentary fashion using non-professional actors, and the tone is remarkably compassionate to all sides; the only "villain" of the piece is colonialism itself. "The Battle of Algiers" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and received three Academy Award nominations (for Best Foreign Film, Director, and Screenplay). Gilberto Pontecorvo was born in Pisa, Italy, the son of a wealthy Jewish manufacturer. He was introduced to left-wing politics by his older brother, Bruno Pontecorvo, a renowned nuclear physicist who later defected to the Soviet Union. After a period as a journalist in Paris, he joined the Communist Party in 1941 and clandestinely returned to Italy, where he organized anti-fascist resistance groups and served in Milan as a commander of the underground Garibaldi Brigade. In the postwar years Pontecorvo grew disillusioned with communism and he quit the party in protest over the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary, though leftist political and social concerns would always be pervasive in his work. These were first expressed in a series of documentaries he made in the early 1950s and in his debut feature, "The Wide Blue Road" (1957), about the plight of Sardinian fishermen. He gained international attention with the World War II drama "Kapo" (1959), a stark tale of a young Jewish woman, imprisoned in a concentration camp, who denies her background and collaborates with the Nazis to survive. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar. Following the controversial success of "The Battle of Algiers", Pontecorvo received Hollywood backing for his next film, "Queimada!" ("Burn!", 1969), which starred Marlon Brando as a fictionalized version of 19th Century soldier of fortune
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, stirring up a slave revolt in the West Indies. Again the subject was the evils of colonialism, but studio interference and clashes between star and director rendered this near-epic a muddled (if visually arresting) disappointment. A decade would pass before Pontecorvo directed "Ogro" ("The Tunnel", 1979), concerning terrorist activity in post-Franco Spain; the film was shelved after limited distribution. He then returned to documentaries and was director of the Venice Film Festival from 1992 to 1994. Pontecorvo was a meticulous artist who spent years planning a single film, and his unwillingness to compromise the political aspects of his material led producers to consider him a poor commercial risk. Because of this he made only five features during his long career. But "The Battle of Algiers" is still relevant and influential. It has been used as a sort of primer by both militant groups and the governments trying to crush them, and in 2003 it was screened at the Pentagon for insights it could offer on the Iraq situation. Pontecorvo found this puzzling. In a 2004 interview he said, "The most my film could do is teach how to make cinema, not war". He died in Rome.
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