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Wabi Sabi
Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
, by Leonard Koren
This page is also referred to for the Wabisabi Wiki
Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional...
It is also two separate words, with related but different meanings. "Wabi" is the kind of perfect beauty that is seemingly-paradoxically caused by just the right kind of imperfection, such as an asymmetry in a ceramic bowl which reflects the handmade craftsmanship, as opposed to another bowl which is perfect, but soul-less and machine-made.
"Sabi" is the kind of beauty that can come only with age, such as the patina on a very old bronze statue.
Wabi and Sabi are independent word stems in normal speech. They are brought together only to make a point about aesthetics. Sabi is most often applied to physical artistic objects, not writing. A well-known examplar of what one would call a "wabishii" object: black spit polish boots with dust on them from the parade ground. Many Japanese pots, the expensive ones, are dark and mottled -- wabi. "Sabishii" is the normal word for "sad", as in, that was a sad movie.
A related term in literature and the arts is "clinamen", the act of deliberately breaking a stylistic rule to enhance the beauty of an otherwise perfect whole. French writer
, who also wrote the first book in that language on the
, was a master of the technique. It's not obvious whether clinamen is exactly the same as Wabi, absolutely antinomic to it, or on the gripping hand something else altogether.
Based only on the description given here, it is the same as Wabi.
Compare the
I bought a broken 1997 Geo Metro hatchback, and in the process of repairing it, I got filthy, frustrated, elated, and more knowledgeable than I've ever been. The paint on the hood and roof is fading and chipped, and it has some hail damage. It also gets 46mpg on 87 octane gasoline, it has enough room for my musical equipment, and it's fun to drive :) Up until today, I thought I needed to paint it so other people would accept its beauty, but now I'm starting to think that the faded paint and hail damage are PART of its beauty. Is that
It is the cracks in the bark of trees that lets us know it is a mature and healthy tree, harboring an ecosystem while protecting itself from many of the denizens of the ecosystem.
It is the lines in a persons face that lets us know how much they have laughed, considered carefully, grimaced in their lifetime.
Krishnamurti speaks of our souls each being of the same paper but that which makes us unique is the creases left in the paper from all the folding and unfolding of experience.
Seconded. A ditty that helps me thru the day is
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There's a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
, "Anthem". Also found in
Little Zen Companion
was himself a Zen monk for a while, in a monastery on Mt. Baldy in Los Angeles. He has since abandoned the life, and is now rumored to live in Canada, on Vancouver Island, with his daughter.
Related to
is the Buddhist word for suffering,
, which means
A direct translation is more difficult: In Sanskrit
axle hole
, so it means not holding your wheel of existence (Samsara) correctly for it to roll from the center. Put yourself in the eye of the storm or suffer.
Wabi-Sabi : For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
by Leonard Koren
This is an absolutely wabisabi book. Ward loaned it to me at a PLoP and I read it in an hour an a half. Great short description of a very difficult topic. Why are so many of my favorite books
? --
[moved discussion about short books to
reminds me of the first rule of
- the bigger the ascii the easier the art.
This notion helps explain the ethos of
, and wiki itself. Especially as far as accepting change and imperfection are concerned. This concept is especially unfamiliar to GoodCartesians
like myself. --
This page prompted me to get and read
. It's worthwhile reading for anyone interested in aesthetics, though I'm a little suspicious of Koren's treatment of the subject. He imposes a rather Western structure on an Eastern aesthetic, which might be necessary for a Westerner to have any idea of what he's talking about, but it leaves me wondering whether what he's talking about is still
wabi sabi
I'm not sure that
wabi sabi
says much that isn't superficial about
, though. 100% test success,
, absolutely no code that isn't pair programmed -- these are not the stuff of a method that embraces the imperfect. If there were an aesthetic of
, it would probably need to pick up some tenets from elsewhere (modernism?) to counterbalance the
wabi sabi
parts, in the same way that it uses unit tests to enable merciless refactoring. --
The book inspired me to not worry about the possibility that things could be lost from Wiki. Impermanent indeed. --
Just reading this page stopped me worrying. --
Now that I've read the book I don't even think about worrying.
XP has the following wabi sabi properties:
intuitive worldview (i.e. no
imperfection (i.e. most releases will not implement
. As far as I can tell, XP doesn't even have the notion of a "perfect" release, just one of many iterations.)
artifacts are one-of-a kind (i.e.
, not UML roundtrip code gen)
present-oriented rather than future-oriented (i.e.
organic (
There may be more...
I guess it's just me. I don't know what "intuitive worldview" and "artifacts are one-of-a-kind" mean to software development. (Or, frankly, what "intuitive worldview" means to aesthetics.) But again, wouldn't you say that XP is highly intolerant of imperfection in such things as unit tests and code repetition? --
Tom, I see wabi-sabi in how we approach design: we never perfect the design, even though we generally seek to improve it. We maintain small messes everywhere, rather than risk a big mess anywhere. So it is with tests: we never achieve perfect coverage, and we know not to try, so we live with an imperfect set of tests. Insisting on 100% passing tests is no more perfection than insisting on clean hands to prepare food. --
I won't speak to "intuitive worldview"...but "artifacts are one-of-a-kind" means that things exist in the system in only one place: the code.
I think it corresponds with
. --
As far as "intuitive worldview", consider that with XP you spend almost no time trying to plan for the future. You tell yourself that you will deal with the present moment, and when the future becomes the present, you will deal with as well. Emphasis on constant movement and adjustment, as opposed to deliberation and conscious planning.
XP Wabi Sabi (Refactored)
All requested features delivered. Speculation avoided. Mindful of our tendency toward completeness, necessary code is added, unnecessary code is removed. Refactored. Implementations incomplete - shadows of the their real-world counterparts, yet precisely the functions and properties required. The desire to add more, tempered by the satisfaction of not doing so. Technique and knowledge are increased to decrease their application. Simplicity. --
More specifically (as an example), XP directs you to implement only what's needed. Thus a vector class might have + and dot implemented, but not minus or cross-product because those weren't used in the project. The resulting vector class is incomplete, imperfect, unfinished; but yet delivers the functionality needed at the time.
It is left as an exercise for the reader not to get annoyed at the vector class for not having minus when the next project needs it. --
IMHO, the annoyance is originated from a particular programming mind-set (non-
?), not from the fact that in the long run the time implementing stuff tends to decrease. --
writing in
Culture Magazine, April 9 2000:
The best explanation of Wabi Sabi as it applies to the design of the Net, is in Ward Cunningham's website at C2.com. This uses Cunningham's
software, which allows web visitors to edit the site's text themselves. Unlike the polished prose of most net thinkers, C2 is anonymous, collaborative and often half-finished: the Net in a microcosm and a living depiction of the Wabi sabi philosophy
Looks like some great food for thought here -
half-finished, collaborative...
So, could we say that
I'm dying to know how that article got to talking about
Article archive link not available as the Times' website is shafted and their
blocks archive.org from having a copy.
It offers
as an aesthetic that better captures the net than seeing it as part of dynamics sweeping us toward a spiritual end-point or transition (a la
's OmegaPoint
). Interesting point, but he dismisses the latter too easily -- huge transitions have occurred in the past, so why not again?
I admit I can't remember what I wrote in that piece, but my current thinking is that even huge transitions can look like partial achievements when you're in the middle of them - how many unfulfilled dreams are there in every revolution? --
How might this relate to the Stoic aesthetic expressed by MarcusAureliusCaesar
in his Meditations?
We ought to observe also that even the things which follow after the things which are produced according to nature contain something pleasing and attractive.
For instance, when bread is baked some parts are split at the surface, and these parts which thus open, and have a certain fashion contrary to the purpose of the baker's art, are beautiful in a manner, and in a peculiar way excite a desire for eating. And again, figs, when they are quite ripe, gape open; and in the ripe olives the very circumstance of their being near to rottenness adds a peculiar beauty to the fruit. And the ears of corn bending down, and the lion's eyebrows, and the foam which flows from the mouth of wild boars, and many other things- though they are far from being beautiful, if a man should examine them severally- still, because they are consequent upon the things which are formed by nature, help to adorn them, and they please the mind; so that if a man should have a feeling and deeper insight with respect to the things which are produced in the universe, there is hardly one of those which follow by way of consequence which will not seem to him to be in a manner disposed so as to give pleasure. --
Meditations, book 3
tr. George Long
for this and other texts in the Western and Eastern "classical" traditions.
I do not know much about
, but it sounds much like the aesthetic I've found in the poem/story about
, and the biblical
(especially the older authorised version, with the Elizabethan English). Or am I way off the mark? --
and Ecclesiastes makes impermanence seem a negative when in fact it is what makes things beautiful. --
Something more like Keats'
We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
, The Advancement of Learning, bk. 2, ch. 21, sct. 9 (1605).
A French poem about/using wabisabi:
Wabi-Sabi on a trip through western Kansas. Comparatively speaking rural living is Wabi-Sabi. It is dauntless and imperfect to most who inhabit the cityscape. Somehow, perhaps due to the fact I am getting more mature I've begun to notice the subtle beauty that exists in the furrowed fields of corn, in how the yellow line on the side of the highway is never straight but winds like a slithering snake as you move faster down the road. This whole notion of Wabi-Sabi has opened has brought a new aspect to self awareness. Try it --- Dwain Crispell
Random Observations Relative to Wabi-Sabi:
The tao of Zen is that our perception of reality is imperfect, because reality isn't.
The tao of Zen is equally that our perception of reality is perfect, because reality is.
Perfection and imperfection are both mirrors of our minds; as aspects of Yin and Yang, neither can exist without the other.
In response to master Wu the student replied, 'So, basically, Zen is a crock?' At that moment the master was enlightened. (...And got a job as director of programming at that well-known US television network.)
? You think perfection and imperfection exist objectively in physical reality, rather than in our minds?
No, I think that US television programming directors will have achieved enlightenment when their programs have no redeeming content whatsoever. The big three are way behind the little independants in this respect, and will have to accelerate jettison of meaningful material in order to grab some of the remaining dollars before they and the networks themselves disappear into the ultimate black hole and become one with the singularity/event horizon. (Or whatever.)
(I'm getting waaay out of my depth, here.) I think perfection is transient--what serves today may be inadequate tomorrow, and yet, perfect again the day after. (Ala
.) I.E. perfection is not inheirent in any thing, it is an attribution of man. Furthermore, our perceptual equipment, being imperfect itself, we wouldn't recognize something absolutely perfect if it whacked us with a two-by-four. (Another poke at Zen, sorry.) On the other hand, one could say that everything fulfills its purpose, and is therefore perfect. (I.E. Fatalism. One could be wrong, too.)
I'm sorry if my attempt at cynical humor offended anyone. I have not studied Zen, just encountered references to it and sometimes some brief examples of its teachings. (e.g.
) From these encounters I have deduced a general idea of what its central principles might be. I find more value in the path than in the destination. I haven't studied philosophy either, so I know I'm bound to fall in a tiger-trap if I go far enough.
That's correct, especially when Eastern philosophy is the topic, because it is about some things that are simply not part of the Western traditions (unless one studies Western philosophy deeply, then one finds traces of similarities in places, e.g. with Gnostics). "Far enough" is basically one step. :-)
BTW to be a little more specific, some core things in Zen and Taoism concern things of an experiential nature, rather than of an intellectual nature as is more common in Western philosophy; that's a very deep divergence, and one that must be explored in part experientially rather than solely by pondering and deducing, else the point is missed. Making fun of these traditions as nothing but a bunch of foolishness is a sign of missing the point. It could also be a sign of getting the point. It all depends.
It all depends
seems to be a reoccuring theme in Zen. That's what probably trips up us western thinkers. (I think I think, but I could be wrong. Kant
Kant) I really don't have any trouble with that, because it brings us back on topic. If the undecidable nature of Zen is a fault to westerners, it is its beauty to easterners.
gripping hand
reference brought to mind a speculative story (
s: I dare you to find it! It sounds a little Vonnegut-ish to me) where imperfection was mandated. Every instance of a manufactured product was required to have an obvious, unique, but benign blemish. --
Are you thinking of Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", in which those with above-average qualities must wear artificial handicaps?
I remember reading that Islamic rug makers introduce a slight imperfection into each rug, so as not to affront Allah, the only true perfection.
There is also a Persian proverb about rugs that says "A Persian Rug is Perfectly Imperfect, and Precisely Imprecise"
The same is said about things made by the Shakers. In both cases, though, isn't it a tiny bit arrogant to believe that the only imperfection is the one you introduce?
Not nearly as arrogant as to believe that, unless you have introduced an imperfection there are none.
True, however introducing intentional faults does take the pressure off.
How about *amplifying* the imperfection? Who knows who 'introduced' it? But once spotted, as natural to the processed, could be embraced.
, there's nothing quite so attractive to me as some (deliberately) unfinished/crooked code whose time has come to be polished/shifted. After I'm done the code is better, but still a little unfinished/crooked. A novice would tweak and refactor until doomsday, but the
knows this is good, this is as it should be. After all, he writes for the one that comes after, as well as for his boss.
Just before coming here I read
. Synchronicity? Fate? Beauty! --
Wabi-Sabi: a Rousseauvian ideal of primitivism, and childlike spontaneity, derived from Japan's Oedipal fascination with Korea.
Another thing about "Eastern" vs "Western", who decides where this demarcation occurs? Presumably living in North America as I do, I am therefore a "Western", but I prefer to consider myself a "Northern" so as to differentiate myself from those crazy whackos "down under" in the Southern Hemisphere. For perfection in imperfect things, regard the halfbakery.com.
Ahh! Maybe chaos and uncertainty is beauty too? --
"Eastern" vs "Western" is not a geographical devide - it's a cultural divide, between european-like cultures and asian cultures. Of course it's a
- there are many other cultures around the world that don't fit in either box.
While both of them are potent, look similar in print, and are often taken in small amounts,
is not to be confused with
, an extremely hot green, horseradish-like paste, commonly served with sushi, though perhaps Wabi-Sabi might be used to describe the tantalizing taste of Wasabi (hon-wasabi). Truly a culinary delight!
Wabi-Sabi seems to me to be the absolute worst possible design aesthetic for a programming language. Wabi, the subtle imperfection, is one of the most damaging aesthetics a programming language can attempt to achieve. In a programming language every subtle imperfection acts as a thorn in your side and makes it harder to actually do things in your programs. Sabi, the beauty of age, is also damaging to programming languages. The changing tides of technology make the tradeoffs of the past less valuable and rate of
is not proportional to quality like rate of physical rot is for physical objects. Attempting to
a programming language would get you something inconsistent and kludged together like COBOL or C++.
I'm not sure that this is an aesthetic that can be applied on purpose. And even if it can, programming-language design is indeed probably not the place to do it... Are there any counter-examples out there, any cases of
programming languages that aren't also insufficiently expressive or obstructively complex?
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SALEM - The Salem Quakers sent their seniors out in style.
The Quakers celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday with a convincing 74-51 victory over Campbell Memorial at Cabas Gymnasium. The Quakers led from start to finish and held a 29-point lead in the fourth quarter behind play from a senior-heavy squad.
Salem has 10 seniors on its roster, and all of them contributed to the win.
"This game is a little bittersweet," Salem coach Rich Hart said. "For the seniors, you know the end is near. It's always tough. These kids that I've spent so much time with will be gone soon. But, it's nice to be able to get them all out on the floor and recognize them."
From the opening tip, Salem dominated.
Anthony Shivers scored the first six points of the contest as the Quakers opened an 11-2 lead early in the first frame. Shivers also scored the last points of the opening half with a thunderous slam dunk that gave Salem a 21-point advantage heading into halftime. Shivers, who finished with 21 points and seven rebounds, netted 14 of his points in the first two quarters.
The second half started the way the first ended. This time it was Ryan Bush breaking free for a slam dunk.
Bush would finish with 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
While the lead would extend to 28 points midway through the third quarter, play continued to be intense.
Both teams played an aggressive, physical style throughout which led to a total of 32 personal fouls, including a technical on both teams. Prior to the start of the fourth quarter, officials warned both squads that any further intentional fouls would result in an ejection.
"They played hard," Hart said of the Red Devils. "There were a lot of bumping going on out there. We've got to learn to just roll with it and not overreact."
Austin Frank converted a three-point play early in the fourth quarter to give Salem its biggest lead of the game, 69-40.
Down the stretch, the Quakers saw contributions from all of their senior players.
"We'll probably never have 10 seniors on the same team again," Hart said. "They're all good kids. The ones that don't get to play much, they still contribute. They work hard during practice to make us better. That's a tribute to what kind of kids they are. They're always willing to help each other out. I'm proud of all of them and it's been a pleasure to coach this group."
The win moves the Quakers to 14-6 on the season, while the Red Devils fall to 6-14.
Despite the lopsided score, Hart said he saw areas that still need to improve.
"We rushed a little in our half court sets," Hart said. "We've got to slow things down, turn it down a gear and make sure we're making good decisions with the basketball."
Salem will play its final Northeastern Buckeye Conference game on Friday at Louisville before finishing the regular season against United. The Quakers will open postseason play in the Division II sectional at Boardman on Feb. 26 against Lakeview.
Until then, Hart said he will tell his team that there is still time to improve.
"We want to make sure we eliminate mistakes," Hart said. "We can usually run and do pretty well on the boards, but we've got to be able to execute in the half court."
- Salem won the junior varsity game, 43-39. Ryan Hoover paced the Quakers with 25 points, followed by Mike Popa with nine points.
- The Quakers were able to score on four slam dunks, three by Bush and one by Shivers.
- Salem is the No. 2 seed in the Boardman sectional. Poland is No. 1, Niles is No. 3 and Ravenna is No. 4. If the Quakers get past Lakeview, they will meet Ravenna on March 1.
- Bush continues to improve upon his school scoring record. He now has 1,211 career points.
- Salem's 10 seniors are: Zack Wukotich, Brendan Webb, Anthony Shivers, Mike Madison, Eric Madison, Austin Frank, Zach Economus, Rocco Davanzo, Ryan Bush and Brooks Bezon.
CAMPBELL MEMORIAL SCORING: Ilias Fralgopoucus 1-0-2, Edgar Toledo 0-0-0, George Biuiris 6-3-17, DJ Harrison 9-1-19, Ryan Stoddard 0-2-2, Charles Smith 0-0-0, Jeremy Vazquez 0-0-0, Mike Williams 3-0-6, Stefan Elosh 0-0-0, Jalen Rich 0-0-0, Nico Bednarik 1-0-3, Vince Bednarik 1-0-2. TOTALS: 21, 6-11: 51.
SALEM SCORING: Ryan Bush 8-5-21, Austin Frank 3-1-8, Mike Madison 0-2-2, Zack Wukotich 0-1-1, Brendan Webb 0-3-3, Brooks Bezon 0-0-0, Zach Economus 2-2-6, Rocco Davanzo 0-0-0, Max Wolfgang 4-2-10, Eric Madison 1-0-2, Anthony Shivers 9-3-21. TOTALS: 27, 18-32: 74.
Three-pointers: Campbell 3 (Biuiris 2, N. Bednarik), Salem 2 (Frank, Economus).

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When "Harry Potter" fans dress up as Gryffindor and flick their magic wands, or devotees of Star Wars write and post "fan fiction" about their favorite characters, is that harmless play—or copyright infringement?
That question is a hot-button issue today in intellectual property (IP) law, and it's the subject of UB Law School's signature Mitchell Lecture, to be held from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 8 in 106 O'Brian Hall, North Campus. The speaker is Madhavi Sunder, a leading scholar of law and culture who teaches at the University of California, Davis School of Law.
In her lecture, titled "Learning by Doing," Sunder will discuss how consumers' increasing demand for "participatory experiences" presents challenges and cautions in the arena of IP law.
"The explosion of participatory experiential activity extends to a range of contemporary activities, from karaoke to flash mobs, YouTube to Comic-Con," Sunder says. "Copyright owners have tolerated much fan activity on the theory that lawsuits can turn fans' love to hate. But the emergence of an 'experience economy' may lead some owners of cultural property to reconsider their laissez-faire attitude toward play." For example, she says, Amazon and Warner Bros. are trying to license fan fiction with an eye toward making a profit from it.
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I've only read about it in newspaper articles and they talk about how women when in India are sexually harassed and they call it 'eveing' (as in Adam and Eve connection). It happens in other countries too but they don't call it 'eveing'.
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One of the two teens accused of setting a Jack Russell terrier on fire said Monday that he had nothing to do with it and said he tried to stop the other suspect – his uncle – from carrying out the crime.
In a brief telephone interview from the Erie County Holding Center, Diondre L. Brown, 17, told The Buffalo News that Adell Zeigler, 19, was entirely responsible for taking the puppy into the backyard of a drug house at about 4:45 p.m. Oct. 29 and trying to burn it to death.
"I was telling him to stop. Why do you have to kill the dog?" Brown said.
According to felony animal cruelty charges placed against Zeigler and Brown by investigating Ferry-Fillmore District Detectives Charles Militello and Marvin Sanford, both teens tortured the dog in the weeks leading up to the fire, then accused each other of setting the dog ablaze.
The charges stated that the two teenagers "did torture a Jack Russell terrier" while in the lower apartment of a home on Herman Street "by means of punching, kicking and throwing the puppy against the walls of the apartment." When they doused it with lighter fluid, they both laughed, Zeigler told Militello and Sanford.
Asked by The News why his uncle told police Brown was responsible for setting the dog on fire, Brown said, "Because he's already got felony [convictions] and doesn't want that kind of [prison] time on him."
In trying to come up with a motive, the detectives stated in their complaint that the two teens were involved in some kind of disagreement with the dog's owner, who lived on the second floor of the drug house, and that they decided to get even with him by burning the dog. Brown denied that.
The puppy, named "Phoenix," continues to make progress in its recovery, Dr. Miguel Diaz, a veterinarian at Buffalo Small Animal Hospital, said Monday. A decision will probably be made next week, Diaz said, on when to perform another skin graft. More than 50 percent of the dog's body was burned in the attack.
Zeigler was released July 6 from a juvenile detention center in Otisville and directed by state parole officials to report to Grace House, a complex of homes on the 1900 block of Bailey Avenue for ex-convicts. But when he arrived he refused to cooperate and immediately left, according to the Rev. Terry J. King, executive director of Saving Grace Ministries, which operates the residence.
"He [Zeigler] is right where he needs to be right now to get professional help to get his life under control before this escalates and there are more innocent victims," King said.
Zeigler, who is being held without bail at the Erie County Holding Center, appeared briefly Monday in Buffalo City Court, but Judge Debra Givens postponed further proceedings until 9:30 a.m. Friday because he did not have a lawyer. Brown also was in court, represented by attorney Andrew C. LoTempio, who waived his client's right to a felony hearing. Outside court, LoTempio said his client suffers from post-traumatic stress, referring to a quadruple homicide he witnessed in 2005 that claimed the lives of his mother, an uncle and two acquaintances at the Brown family's home.
"He has been in and out of group homes … a sad case," LoTempio said.
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Colombia's beloved sculptor and painter, Fernando Botero, was approached by Antioquia's Fábrica de Licores to create a commemorative bottle and label for rum that's been aged 15 years. The artist immediately agreed and got to work, sketching a bottle as unique as his paintings and sculptures with a detail from a painting he made in 2011 as the label. "It shows two men drinking," he explained, adding that he thought it was appropriate, more so than a drawing of a woman would have been.
Proceeds will benefit the Antioquia Museum and Antioquia's Institute of Culture; each will receive, if all 100,000 bottles are sold, 970 million pesos. The collector's edition is yet another way to celebrate the artist's 80th birthday and will be available next week, between November and January. The rum is made, according to production manager, Leonardo Gutierrez, "with crops that have been carefully tended to for many years. It's a blend and has the finest attributes."


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The Elkins man who allegedly accidentally shot a teenager in the leg during a hunting excursion in November 2011 was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison - a sentence that's nearly double the federal sentencing guideline range-Tuesday in federal court.
Robert L. Reckart Jr., 49, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm that accidentally discharged by U.S. District Chief Judge John Preston Bailey during a sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in Elkins.
The federal advisory sentencing guideline range for that offense is 10 to 16 months in federal prison with no eligibility for parole, Bailey said.
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hearing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Reckart received a sentence of 30 months in federal prison.
In June, Reckart pleaded guilty to the charge before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Kaull in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. According to testimony offered during that hearing, Reckart admitted to slipping and accidentally shooting 16-year-old Tanner Boatwright in the leg during a hunting outing, which led to the youth's leg being amputated in order to save his life. The accident took place Nov. 25, 2011 at Reckart's hunting camp at an undisclosed location in Tucker County.
Reckart is a convicted felon, having been found guilty of cocaine distribution in 1986, according to court records, and is therefore legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Roger and Susie Boatwright, Tanner's parents, have since filed a catastrophic personal injury suit against Reckart, his wife, Gina, and his father, Robert Reckart Sr., in Randolph County Circuit Court. They allege that their son's injury was completely preventable since Reckart should have never had the loaded Harrington & Richardson Handi rifle that injured Tanner Boatwright in his possession in the first place.
In federal court Tuesday, Dr. Wally Edgell - the head coach of men's golf at Davis & Elkins College and a retired U.S. district clerk - testified on Reckart's behalf, saying Reckart was an active supporter of community youth sports, especially golf and Little League baseball, and always appeared to be concerned about children's safety.
"When he was coaching (Little League Baseball), he was always willing to help not only the players on his own team, but players on other teams," Edgell testified. "That was always something that struck me about him."
During cross-examination, William J. Ihlenfeld II, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, asked Edgell how much money Reckart had contributed to the D&E golf program. Edgell ranked Reckart second among donors and said he had contributed $4,000 to $5,000 to the program.
"Nothing further," Ihlenfeld said.
Reckart's attorney, William Wilmoth, said the night of Nov. 25, 2011 "was the worst night of (Reckart's) life." Noting the pending civil suit filed by the Boatwrights, Wilmoth asked that Reckart be spared from incarceration so he could continue to live with his family and work for the money necessary to settle the civil lawsuit.
"This is a case that really calls out for (a sentence) below the guideline range," Wilmoth said. "He had a weapon in his hand (on Nov. 25, 2011) for the purpose of protecting the safety of the children he was with. Unfortunately, this turned into a tragic situation, and he will be sorry for this for his entire life. It is our hope that, short of incarceration, he could stay at home with his family and work to recompense the Boatwright family."
"This is a case where you need to exercise discretion in a manner below the advisory guideline," Wilmoth said to Bailey.
Ihlenfeld countered that, "just because we have a defendant who has made contributions to the community doesn't excuse (Reckart's) conduct." He said he agreed with the probation officer's recommendation in the pre-sentencing investigation that Reckart be given a sentence that surpassed the federal sentencing guideline range.
"Tanner Boatwright no longer has his right leg," Ihlenfeld said. "When you've got a convicted drug dealer in the woods at night with young boys spotlighting for deer, it's a dangerous mix, and Tanner Boatwright paid for it."
Reckart spoke briefly, saying that Nov. 25, 2011 was "a terrible night" for both his family and the Boatwright family.
"I wish I could change what happened, and I pray their family finds peace through God's grace," Reckart said.
Bailey ultimately sided with Ihlenfeld, sentencing Reckart to 30 months in federal prison with no eligibility for parole, followed by three years of supervised release. Bailey ordered Reckart to report to the probation office within 72 hours of being discharged from prison and outlined a series of conditions that Reckart is to abide by, including submission to periodic drug testing and random warrantless searches of his person, residence and vehicle. Reckart is also to partake in testing, counseling and treatment for drug abuse while incarcerated, Bailey ordered.
"I have varied above the (federal sentencing guideline range), because the guideline sentence would apply if the defendant, on one occasion, was found to be in possession of a weapon," Bailey said. "But the defendant has basically ignored the firearm restriction - hunting from time to time, spotlighting for deer, carrying a loaded weapon in a vehicle around youth."
Bailey labeled Reckart's behavior "reckless."
"As a result of that, a young man has tragically had his life changed," the judge said. "Yes, it's true that Tanner Boatwright is doing well, but that's a credit to Tanner Boatwright, not to Robbie Reckart. I feel that 30 months is necessary to adequately punish the defendant for the seriousness of the offense and instill within the defendant and within the public proper respect for the law."
Bailey ordered Reckart to self-report for his jail term on Jan. 9, 2013.
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Investment manias and financial bubbles have likely existed for as long as humans have been involved in financial markets. In this research piece we take a look at some of the more famous market bubbles in history and the extreme volatility and drawdowns they experienced. We then examine a simple trendfollowing approach investors could use to manage their risk. Across twelve market bubbles we find that a trendfollowing system would have improved return while reducing volatility. Most importantly, it would have reduced drawdowns significantly leading to the most important rule in all of investing – surviving to invest another day.
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Jim Cunningham - On the Road with the Pittsburgh Symphony The Fox Chapel Branch of the American Association of University Women presents Classical QED 89.3's Jim Cunningham's "On the Road with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: European Festivals Tour 2013," a multimedia behind-the-scenes look at the PSO's travels to spectacular venues.11/12/2013
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A series of rock carvings that date back more than 3,500 years have been recovered.
They were sheared off and taken from a sacred American Indian site in California's Sierra Nevada. They were recovered three months after the theft was discovered.
Authorities said no one has been arrested and they wouldn't provide details about the discovery, saying only that it was made this month after they received an anonymous tip in a letter.
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The first Thursday of February brings members of the Log Cabin Quilters' Guild together for a labor of love.
Guild members have gathered since 1992 on this day to craft "luvies" - hand-tied lap quilts that are donated to local organizations.
Elkins resident Joan Jackson, a longtime member of the Log Cabin Quilters' Guild, has organized the "luvies" project for the past several years. She sews many of the quilt tops herself and makes sure enough supplies are available for members to assemble that day.
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The Log Cabin Quilters' Guild celebrates Valentine's Day by crafting 'luvies' to donate to local groups. Members have held this 'sweet' tradition since 1992. Luila Anderson, of Davis, and Diann Cashell of Elkins sew 'luvies' Thursday at the Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center.
"The event is a daylong work session in celebration of Valentine's Day," Jackson said. "Everyone works hard, and it is a great day. We all have fun doing this project."
Members take their special quilts to their favorite charities. The "luvies" have been donated to several groups over the years, including Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center, Youth Health Services, cancer patients, the Blue Angels, the United Way, Ronald McDonald House, Women's Aid in Crisis, Good Samaritan, Mountain Hospice, Hospice Care Corporation, WIC of Elkins, Nella's Nursing Home, Iveagh Trust, Mansfield Place, the Randolph County Homeless Shelter, Valentine's Personal Care Home, Courtland Acres, Talbott's Personal Care Center, Jennings Randolph Elementary School, the Darby Family Center, the Child Advocacy Center and new mothers at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Last year, guild members assembled and donated more than 50 "luvies." Many of the supplies used to craft the lap quilts are donated by Sue Pifer and the Elkins Sewing Center.
The Log Cabin Quilters' Guild sponsors many activities throughout the year. They sponsor workshops with guest presenters and sponsor "block of the month" programs.
The group was formed in the summer of 1986 when seven local quilters met in one of their homes. They opened membership to the public later that year. The guild now boasts a membership of 51.
Other community service projects for the Log Cabin Quilters' Guild include quilted items for breast cancer fundraisers, quilts for dialysis patients and quilts for the Quilts of Valor and Home of the Brave projects.
The Log Cabin Quilters' Guild sponsors a free quilt show each year in conjunction with the Mountain State Forest Festival. The 2013 show, at the Elkins-Randolph County YMCA gymnasium, will feature quilts and a boutique where quilted and hand-made items may be purchased.
The guild welcomes new members of any age. They encourage interest in quilting through learning and sharing, expanding a circle of friends with a common interest in quilting and providing an environment that motivates creativity and improving skills. The group meets at 7 p.m. at the Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center the first Thursday of each month.
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Hollywood Pantages Theatre announces that individual tickets for Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT are now on sale to the general public. AMERICAN IDIOT will return to L.A. by way of Hollywood Pantages Theatre for a limited one week engagement; May 13 - 18, 2014. AMERICAN IDIOT, a 2010 Tony Award-nominated Best Musical and 2010 GRAMMY Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The book is by Armstrong and Michael Mayer and direction is by Tony Award-winner Mayer (Spring Awakening)
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You hardly know where to turn anymore. Whose story do you believe? Who is worthy of trust? Where do we look for virtue in sports nowadays? Whom can we hold up as a champion?
Lance Armstrong admits to doping. Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds get snubbed by the Hall of Fame for steroids. Manti Te'o is still trying to explain his imaginary girlfriend. Junior Seau's family blames his suicide on the NFL's culture of violence and concussions from repeated blows to the head.
On Monday, I'll travel to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans. That city's former mayor, Ray Nagin, was recently indicted on 21 counts of corruption in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It is also the home to the NFL bounty scandal, which rocked the Saints and exposed the violent underbelly of the league this past season.
There's one thing I can promise: I won't be party to any celebrations of Ray Lewis, who has announced he will retire after leading the Ravens against the Niners in next Sunday's big game.
Lewis has had a sensational 17-year career. He might be the best linebacker ever to play. He's a certain Hall of Famer. That doesn't make his presence in the Super Bowl a redemption song, a validation of Lewis as some noble warrior who triumphed over adversity.
Winning doesn't equal virtue. You'd think we would have learned that by now. But Americans are so desperate to believe, so eager to watch their heroes overcome their past mistakes, that they confuse physical achievement with character.
I feel the same way I did two years ago before the Super Bowl, when I publicly rooted against Ben Roethlisberger because he had been charged with sexual assault twice in the space of nine months. Big Ben's story was being spun as a redemption tale, too.
Yes, Lewis has been one of the great athletic leaders. He has done significant charitable work, given thousands to various causes. He is a revered figure in Baltimore, a man who apparently found God and has been a father to his six children with four different women.
But nothing can change the reality of Jan. 30, 2000, when Lewis was involved in the stabbing deaths of two men outside a bar in suburban Atlanta at 4 a.m. after a Super Bowl party.
The killings remain unsolved. Lewis, who gave false information to the police and instructed his friends to keep quiet the night of the murders, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of justice in exchange for his own fumbling testimony.
It took a jury less than five hours to find his two pals, Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting, not guilty of the murders.
Lewis later settled civil suits with the families of the two victims, Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker, for what was estimated at a combined $2 million. Some say let it go. The killings took place 13 years ago. Why resurrect the sordid details this week at the big game?
Sure, we can simply nod our heads and smile when Lewis goes into his preening, self-aggrandizing act during introductions. Go along with the show, right? Then sit back and snicker through the oh-so-clever parade of $4 million TV commercials.
Sorry, but when I see close-ups of Lewis, I won't be able to shake the image of Priscilla Lollar standing in an Akron cemetery in our Buffalo News video last Wednesday, crying as she visits her son Richard's grave for the first time.
I'll imagine the voice of Jacinth Baker's uncle, Greg Wilson, telling our Tim Graham about his contempt for Lewis and the family's unending pain and resentment over the fact that Baker's killer went free.
Where is the justice for these people? Are they supposed to "let it go", because it has been 13 long years? Lewis has said the families will never know the real truth. Well, that's because he was complicit in covering up the truth after the crimes.
It has to be worse for the families to know that Lewis has at times painted himself as a victim. He has talked about being persecuted and crucified. He had a jailhouse conversion after the murders. Before last week's AFC title game, he shared a verse from Isaiah:
"No weapon forged against you will prevail."
Even this many years after the killings, it's amazing to hear Lewis talk about weapons being used against him.
"Guess what," Greg Wilson told Tim Graham. "Nobody's forming any weapons against you. You formed your own. You and those 11 other people in that limousine formed a weapon with the lies, with the cover-up, with the money they spent to make sure he got out of that."
The truth was muzzled along the way. Lewis has survived it. He has reshaped his image and become a better man, a rehabilitated NFL hero. He got off pretty easy. If he has to answer questions about the killings one last time in New Orleans, it's a small price to pay.
Redemption is a cheap commodity in sports, after all. But it's a more complicated matter to redeem the essentially violent nature of the NFL. Roger Goodell, the commissioner, rails about violent hits, while his film division glorifies them for profit.
Goodell fined the Niners' Frank Gore $10,500 for wearing his socks too low in the NFC title game. He embraced Lewis after the Ravens beat the Patriots for the AFC crown. Let's face it, Lewis has become a lurid, compelling advertisement for the NFL product.
Lewis might be a reformed man off the field, but he's still a man of violence. He once knocked Rashard Mendenhall out for the season with a hit and boasted about it later. He plays linebacker, the same position as the late Junior Seau, who rivaled Lewis for his sheer physical menace on the field.
It's hard at times to tell where the violence begins and ends. Sometimes it spills onto a sidewalk outside a bar at 4 a.m. Sometimes, a former star with a damaged brain shoots himself in the chest.
Meanwhile, the NFL and the Super Bowl keep getting bigger. That's the real truth. A few dead bodies are mere collateral along the way.
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A hearing is set today for a county employee who filed petitions to run for Seneca County commissioner.
Paul Shoemaker, owner of Shoey's Cool Creations and a county employee, was given notice Tuesday of a predisciplinary conference due to allegations of misconduct as he has filed for a seat on the Seneca County Board of Commissioners, a violation of Ohio Revised Code 124.57. The hearing is at 1 p.m. today.
According to the code section, an officer or classified employee cannot file for partisan elections.
County Administrator Stacy Wilson said the decision for the hearing is solely because his filing for the seat conflicts with state law, and said Shoemaker has been a "very good employee" with no complaints.
"It's nothing we want to do and nothing (the commissioners) can change. This is just the path we have to go down," she said.
The hearing is to be conducted by John Krock, Seneca County's human resource representative. The letter states Shoemaker can attend to state his case, be present while someone else gives a statement or waive his opprotunity for the conference, and is entitled to representation.
Shoemaker was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the hearing, effective after receveing the letter.
A call placed to Shoemaker was not returned Tuesday.


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Young readers in the Juniata Valley- and the young at heart - can look in their local libraries for the 100 great books from the last 100 years.
A list of the 100 greatest books for children was developed and just released by the New York Public Library to celebrate children's literature.
It includes picture books for preschoolers as well as books for older readers like "The Hobbit" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
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Books line the shelves in the colorful Children's Room at the Juniata County Library in Mifflintown.
"What strikes me most is that the list contains not only some fantastic classics like 'The Hobbit' and 'Green Eggs and Ham,' but also some very recent ones like Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book,'" Brady Clemens, director of the Juniata County Library, said.
"They are classics, and books that are very likely to be classics, books that say something meaningful as 'The Hobbit' does about finding courage or books that help promote learning among children."
Molly Kinney, director of the Mifflin County Library, noticed that "the books on this list are time and children tested. They are not only popular with children and adults, but are really fine examples of the very best that publishers and libraries have for children to explore their world, solve problems, realize they are not alone, and just have fun!"
Readling lists like the one devised by the New York Public Library are tools for anyone seeking a good read.
"Lists like these are useful in that they can help parents select quality works - but they are only a starting point. That's where we come in -if a young reader has enjoyed certain books, we at the library can help point them in the direction of similar books that they might like to read, to help cultivate a lifelong love of reading," Clemens said.
"Juniata has many, if not most, of the works on the list," he said. "And we can always purchase or interlibrary loan books that patrons want that we don't currently have."
At the Mifflin County Library, Kinney said, "Because of the variety and reading levels of this list - there are titles for young children through tweens - public librarians can help parents select age-appropriate titles to share with their children."
Kinney points out that "Because of their popularity and universal themes, these books are often checked out of the library, but customers are welcome to place a hold on any title and we will call when the book is available for check out."
"The Cat in the Hat," "Pippi Longstocking" and "Where the Wild Things Are" all made the list, which accompanies an exhibit on children's literature at the New York Public Library's main building in midtown Manhattan.
Authors Judy Blume and Eric Carle joined librarians for a reading and panel discussion.
"Viewed over time, children's books are the collected memory of our hopes and dreams," said moderator Leonard Marcus, a book critic and the curator of the exhibit. "They are the message in a bottle that each generation tosses out to the next generation in the hope that it may wash ashore and be read and be taken to heart."
Blume, whose "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" is on the list, said that when she was in the fourth grade herself she always had stories in her head.
"But I never told anybody about them because I thought if I did they would think I was weird," she said.
Since Blume began publishing in the 1970s, many of her books dealing with subjects like racism, divorce and sexuality have been banned by authorities who considered the topics inappropriate for children.
"Books that are loved by children are often the books that scare adults," Blume said.
Carle made the library's list with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," his 1969 picture book about a voracious bug that becomes a butterfly. He said he created the caterpillar by folding and manipulating paper; he first thought of the character as a bookworm, Willie the Worm.
"And I had this wonderful editor and she didn't like the worm so much," Carle said.
Online: www.nypl.org/childrens100
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Top 100 kids' books
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
All-of-a-Kind Family
Amelia Bedelia
The Arrival
Bark, George
Because of Winn-Dixie
Ben's Trumpet
Big Red Lollipop
The Birchbark House
The Book of Three
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo De Bodas:
A Traditional Cuban Folktale
Bread and Jam for Frances
Bridge to Terabithia
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Caps for Sale
The Cat in the Hat
A Chair For My Mother
Charlotte's Web
Chato's Kitchen
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Curious George
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Esperanza Rising
Freight Train
Frog and Toad Are Friends
From the Mixed-Up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
George and Martha
The Giver
Go, Dog. Go!
Goodnight Moon
Grandfather's Journey
The Graveyard Book
Green Eggs and Ham
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harriet the Spy
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hobbit
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and
Counting Book
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Little House
The Little Prince
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story
From China
Make Way for Ducklings
Matilda - Roald Dahl
Meet Danitra Brown
Millions of Cats
Miss Nelson is Missing!
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An
African Tale
My Father's Dragon
My Name is Yoon
One Crazy Summer
The People Could Fly: American
Black Folktales
The Phantom Tollbooth
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue
Pink and Say
Pippi Longstocking
Ramona the Pest
Rickshaw Girl
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
The Snowy Day
Starry River of the Sky
The Stories Julian Tells
The Story of Ferdinand
Strega Nona
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Tar Beach
Ten, Nine, Eight
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Westing Game
When You Reach Me
Where Is the Green Sheep?
Where the Wild Things Are
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
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The first time Jerry Stoots tried to walk away from coaching, his retirement lasted for about two years.
Career baseball record: 850-315State title: Stall, 1985Coached at: Stall, 1971-2000; Northwood Academy, 2003-2013
"Then I came back for 11 more," the longtime Stall High School and Northwood Academy baseball coach said Thursday. "I guess I'll try it again. Maybe it will stick this time."
Stoots, who will turn 66 next month, announced this week that he is retiring as athletic director and baseball coach at Northwood Academy after 42 years, 850 baseball victories and one state title, in 1985 at Stall.
Stoots' 850 victories are second in state high school history only to Bamberg-Ehrhardt's David Horton, who retired last year with 889 wins and 14 state championships.
But Stoots said it is the players and coaches he worked with that he will remember.
"One of the highlights has been the people who played for me, and then came back to work with me," he said. "I was blessed in that regard, that they thought enough of me to want to come back and work with me."
One of those is former Citadel standout Jay Morgan, who played for Stoots at Stall and served as his pitching coach at Northwood Academy this season. Former Stoots players Derek Smith and Thomas Levander were also on that staff.
"Coach Stoots has always been true to himself, and to the game and how it's supposed to be played," Morgan said. "I've known him since I was seven or eight, when my brother (Dee) played for him at Stall. He made sure we learned his game plan — small ball, get them over and get them in.
"He always did the most with the least amount of talent, and his run in public schools was second to few."
Stoots retired from Stall after the 2000 season, then came back to take over at Northwood Academy, where he helped build one of the stronger all-around programs in SCISA.
"He turned their athletic program around, as far as their potential income," Morgan said. "And he won't tell you this, but he never got paid an extra dime to be the football coach."
Stoots' Northwood baseball teams made five straight SCISA state finals, but could not break through for a state title.
Stoots said the job, especially the athletic director's side of it, was not as enjoyable as it once was. He also wants to follow the senior season of his son, Brandon, a pitcher at Francis Marion in Florence, and spend more time with his 1-year-old grandson.
"The first time I retired, it was an easy decision for me," he said. "This time it was a little tougher."
But Stoots also said he'd love to coach with his son one day, and did not rule out a return from retirement.
Said Morgan, "I know he still feels, and everybody who knows him feels, that his coaching abilities are still there."


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Dita Von Teese's cat Aleister has style – and he doesn't leave home without it.
"He has a Louis Vuitton carrier, which I had painted with my monogram," the burlesque star tells TheJetSetPets.com. "He's really smart and can unzip it. I have to watch him carefully. One time he popped out on the plane."
The Devon Rex, who is about 7 years old, often travels with his equally stylish owner, and has even been known to quietly lie on her lap during flights.
"He's always really been good with [traveling,]" she says. "[But] as soon as I open up his case, he wants to get out and explore."
So, fellow travelers, brace yourself for an unexpected sight in the friendly skies. "[Aleister is] kind of unusual looking cat," she says. "[Devon Rexes] have curly hair, wide-set eyes and they look like an alien."
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EAST PEMBROKE – The East Pembroke firehouse was extensively damaged about 4 p.m. Thursday when a driver blacked out at the wheel of her car and crashed into the West Main Road building.
The woman was taken to Erie County Medical Center for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. State police blamed the blackout on a medical condition. The car, police added, became airborne after hitting a curb, then smashed into the front of the fire station.
Officials said the fire station would be closed several weeks for repairs, with apparatus moved temporarily to a nearby automotive shop.


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BRADENTON, Fla. - Former Pirates All-Star second baseman Carlos Garcia was named the seventh manager in Altoona Curve history back in January. On Monday, 11 days before he and his team will arrive in Altoona, Garcia chatted with me for a few minutes about his time as a player and minor league manager in the Pittsburgh organization in this Q&A.
Q: You were coming up through the Pirates' minor league system as a player during the last golden era in the early 1990s. Do you see some similarities in what you saw in the minor leagues then to what you're seeing now?
A: Definitely. You can see the job the scouting department is doing and the talent they are bringing to the table. Now, it's for us to develop the talent and put it in Pittsburgh. The greatest years in Pittsburgh haven't happened yet. These kids have the tremendous potential to become a great team again.
Q: Everybody's talking about the fourth and fifth starter here in major league camp because it's assumed A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez and James McDonald will man the first three spots. The Pirates are hoping two spots will be filled soon by guys named Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon. Explain the talents you've been able to see from them down here this spring.
A: Tremendous talent. Right now, we're talking about needing number four and five starters. In the future, [Cole and Taillon] are going to be the one-two punch. They are the faces of the organization, and we're looking forward to them making an impact in the future.
Q: Stan Kyles joins the organization as pitching coach for the Curve, and you know the rest of your staff from working with them before in hitting coach Ryan Long, trainer Mike Zalno and strength and conditioning coach Ricky White. What are your impressions of them?
A: Kyles brings a lot of experience. He's a guy who's been coaching at the Triple-A level and in the big leagues [with the Brewers]. I had the opportunity to work with Ryan Long my first year as a manager [in Bradenton in 2011], and I can only say great things about the guy. He works very well with the young players. He's been doing a tremendous job for the guys who have been in Altoona. Mike Zalno is a veteran of the organization, and he does a great job for us. Ricky is a guy we can count on to get the guys in shape to be ready to play.
Q: Working with the players, do you think it's important that as a manager you can speak from your own major league experience about what it's going to take for them to get to that level?
A: Well, they know I've been there. They know I did the work to be able to create the opportunity to play at the big league level. They know that I did what it takes on the way there [in the minors] to collect a lot of experience. For me, from past experience as a player, if I had a coach who can share that kind of [major league] experience with me that would be really beneficial in my approach to get to the big leagues. I'm looking forward to showing them the sacrifice and the work they've got to put in - day in and day out - to get to the big leagues.
Q: How has being of Latin-American descent helped you in working with players from that part of the world?
A: Definitely, it helps a lot when you have somebody of the same background. The communication barrier is going to be less difficult, and I'm happy to help with that.
Q: On the personal side, what's your favorite music? What do you like to listen to?
A: I enjoy any type of music. Salsa. Meringue. Where I come from [Venezuela], that's something that I really enjoy, too.
Q: What's your favorite movie?
A: "The Godfather" (laughter).
Q: What was your favorite big league town to visit when you played?
A: I loved New York, but I really enjoyed playing at Wrigley Field in Chicago. That was my favorite place. The fans are really close to the action and interact with the players, and the day games definitely helped where you can enjoy the rest of the city after the game. My family, it was one of their favorite trips over there. We had a great time in Chicago.
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Gymnasts Suffers Narrow Loss at Iowa
Ball State's gymnastics team suffered a narrow 193.475 to 193.125 defeat at Iowa Friday night.
"I am really proud of my Cardinals for how much they improved from last week to this week," head coach Nadalie Walsh says. "We want them to keep building from this point. We had some stand out performances from Angie Hosbach, Brooklyn Schumacher and Denasiha Christian. Denasiha has really proved to be a dependable competitor. Having a freshmen who helps lead the team on her three events is priceless."
The Cardinals took a narrow advantage after three events, but Iowa managed a 48.800 on the floor, while Ball State tallied a 48.075 on the beam to seal the victory for the Hawkeyes.
Brittney Emmons won the all-around with a 38.525.
"Having Emmons win all-around was another pleasing moment," Walsh. "She is a fierce competitor and we are all glad to have her back on the competition floor."
On the bars, Schumacher was Ball State's top finisher with a 9.775 and placed fourth. Hosbach managed a 9.750 on the bars.
On the vault, Nicole Allen led the Cardinals with a 9.75 and placed second in the event. Emmons and Brooke Evans tied for fifth with a pair of 9.675 scores.
On the beam, Christian tallied a 9.825 to tie for first, while Hosbach's 9.80 gave her a third place finish.
On the floor, Hosbach was Ball State's top performer with a 9.750, which placed her in a tie for fourth in the event. Emmons tallied a 9.725 to place sixth.
"This team has great chemistry," Walsh says. "We are all eager to get back in the gym to make more improvements. It would have been so amazing to have won the meet tonight. It is bitter sweet to know we were that close. There are many places where we will regain those tenths next week at home, in our own arena."
With the loss, Ball State falls to 0-2 on the season, while Iowa improved to 1-0. The Cardinals will host Central Michigan Friday at 7 p.m. in the team's Cardinal Varsity Club Night in Irving Gym at the Student Wellness and Recreation Center.


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I would of course never do it. But there is a part of me that runs away with my imagination to far off places. Where I'm free and have no one expecting anything from me. And the bigger part of me that loves my family so much it sometimes hurts and how could I ever think about driving and driving, never looking back?
I see a shoe on the side of the road and wonder just how someone managed to lose one shoe. Where is the other? Maybe the result of a quick get away, or just thrown from a moving vehicle. I wonder how someone could just be walking along and their shoe- laces and all- just comes off and they keep on going. It didn't belong, but it so belonged. They must not have looked back.
I do not feel guilty for my thoughts last night. I just drive and get my groceries and head home, opposite the purple sky, away from the road that was calling me.


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The Geneseo Park District's Pumpkin Splash is scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 19 at the Geneseo Community Center Indoor Pool. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are eligible to participate in the event. Participates will jump into the water to select their pumpkin, and after will be able to decorate those pumpkins. To register, call the Geneseo Community Center at 944-5695 or for more information, visit www.geneseoparkdistrict.org.
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In my head, and on paper, we are content. In my heart, and my whole body, I would have ten more babies. Well, ok, maybe like two.
[For the potluck I finally decided to make two big Italian pasta salads & Rice Krispie treats. Someone made this awesome baked bean casserole thingy that was sooo good. I will get the recipe!]